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Meaning of Insanity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɪnˈsænɪti

Definitions

The state of being insane; madness.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الجنون جنون مس
Български безумие
Català bogeria
Čeština šílenství
Cymraeg gorffwylltra
Esperanto frenezeco
فارسی دیوانگی
Français folie
हिन्दी दीवानापन
Bahasa Indonesia kesintingan
Italiano follia pazzia
ქართული სიგიჟე
한국어 광기 실성
Lietuvių beprotybė
Македонски лудило
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪਾਗਲਪਣ
Português insanidade loucura
Shqip marrëzi
Српски bezumlje ludilo безумље лудило
తెలుగు పిచ్చి
Tagalog kabaliwan
Türkçe delilik

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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