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- [mad-nis]
- /ˈmæd nɪs/
- /ˈmæd.nəs/
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- [mad-nis]
- /ˈmæd nɪs/
Definitions of madness word
- noun madness the state of being mad; insanity. 1
- noun madness senseless folly: It is sheer madness to speak as you do. 1
- noun madness frenzy; rage. 1
- noun madness intense excitement or enthusiasm. 1
- noun madness The state of being mentally ill, especially severely. 1
- noun madness insanity 1
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Origin of madness
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, madness is from the Middle English word madnesse. See mad, -ness
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Parts of speech for Madness
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madness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for madness
noun madness
- craziness — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- lunacy — insanity; mental disorder.
- delusion — A delusion is a false idea.
- foolishness — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- mental illness — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
Antonyms for madness
noun madness
- sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
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