MADNESS Synonyms
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 |