Insanity

Noun CEFR B2

ɪnˈsænɪti

Definitions

The state of being insane; madness.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolinsania locura vesania

Françaisfolie

DeutschIrrsinn Irrsinnigkeit Wahnsinn

40 more languages

العربيةالجنون جنون مس

Българскибезумие

Bosanskibezumlje ludilo безумљелудило

Catalàbogeria

Češtinašílenství

Cymraeggorffwylltra

Danskgalskab sindssyge vanvid

Ελληνικάμούρλα παράνοια παραφροσύνητρέλα

Esperantofrenezeco

فارسیدیوانگی

Suomihulluus mielenvikaisuus mielipuolisuus

Gàidhligcearr'chiall

עבריתטירוף שיגעון

हिन्दीदीवानापन

Hrvatskibezumlje ludilo безумљелудило

Հայերենխելագարություն

Bahasa Indonesiakesintingan

Italianofollia pazzia

日本語きょうきくるい気違い物狂い狂気癲狂精神異常

ქართულისიგიჟე

한국어광기 실성

Kurdîşwîr

Latinaamentia dementia insaniaīnsānitās vēcordia vecordia vesania

Lietuviųbeprotybė

Latviešuārprāts trakums vājprātībavājprātīgums vājprāts

Македонскилудило

Nederlandskrankzinnigheid waanzin

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪਾਗਲਪਣ

Polskikręciek niepoczytalność obłąkanieobłęd pomieszanie zmysłów świr

Portuguêsinsanidade loucura

Românăalienație mintală demență insanitatenebunie

Русскийбезумие помеша́тельство сумасше́ствиеумопомраче́ние

Српскиbezumlje ludilo безумљелудило

Svenskaförryckthet galenskap otillräknelighetsinnesrubbning vansinne vanvettighet

తెలుగుపిచ్చి

Tagalogkabaliwan

Türkçedelilik

Українськабезумство божеві́лля

Examples

“The defendant pleaded insanity in the hope ⟳ of getting a reduced sentence.”

“But the bed-side of Lady Marchmont had a darker lesson than the grave, the ravings of insanity revealed the fiery world of that beating and passionate heart. Ethel could only feel ⟳ too fearful, too humbled, for judgment; but she wept, even while she prayed, beside her early friend.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

insano insapience Insatiability Insatiable Insatiableness Insatiably

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