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MADNESS Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word madness. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word madness. (close relations)
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craziness
nounn
noun

• informal terms for insanity

• the quality of being rash and foolish

• foolish or senseless behavior

lunacy
nounn
noun

• obsolete terms for legal insanity

• foolish or senseless behavior

delirium
nounn
noun

• state of violent mental agitation

• a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations

dementia
nounn
noun

• mental deterioration of organic or functional origin

derangement
nounn
noun

• a state of mental disturbance and disorientation

• the act of disturbing the mind or body

frenzy
nounn
noun

• state of violent mental agitation

insanity
nounn
noun

• relatively permanent disorder of the mind

mania
nounn
noun

• an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

• a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

psychosis
nounn
noun

• any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted

mental illness
nounn
noun

• any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention

folly
nounn
noun

• the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

• a stupid mistake

• the quality of being rash and foolish

• foolish or senseless behavior

foolishness
nounn
noun

• the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

• the quality of being rash and foolish

• a stupid mistake

fury
nounn
noun

• a feeling of intense anger

• (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals

• state of violent mental agitation

• the property of being wild or turbulent

hydrophobia
nounn
noun

• a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids

• a morbid fear of water

• an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

insaneness
nounn
noun

• obsolete terms for legal insanity

lyssa
nounn
noun

• an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

rabidity
nounn
noun

• unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm

• The property of being very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; comparable to one with rabies.

rabidness
nounn
noun

• unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm

rabies
nounn
noun

• an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

rage
nounn
noun

• a feeling of intense anger

• a state of extreme anger

• something that is desired intensely

• violent state of the elements

• an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

verb

• behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

• be violent; as of fires and storms

• feel intense anger

Best Hypernyms For MADNESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for madness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
anger choler ebullience enthusiasm exuberance insanity ire stupidity zoonosis
Phrases (1)
zoonotic disease

Alternatives for CRAZINESS

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