madness

Speech parts

1. madness - Noun

2. madness - Adjective

Meaning

The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy.

Frenzy; ungovernable rage; extreme folly.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rage lunacy craziness derangement fury mania insanity frenzy folly aberration psychosis distraction hysteria delirium foolishness
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Antonyms

sanity temperance sapience policy experience reason
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Hypernyms

anger enthusiasm insanity stupidity ire exuberance

Hyponyms

wrath lividity

Phrases with the word

that way madness lies method to one's madness method to madness gathering madness collective madness schizophrenic madness

Examples

Anger is a brief madness. Horace

There is no great genius without some touch of madness. Seneca

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. Robin Williams

To marry one is a duty; twice a folly; thrice is madness. Dutch Proverb

One mad man makes many madmen: many madmen make madness. Gypsy Proverb

In the world there is more madness than sanity. Togolese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

madman madman theory madnep madness of grandeur mado madocite