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Meaning of madness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ˈmad.nəs

Definitions

  1. The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
    uncountable, usually
  2. The state of being angry.
    uncountable, usually
  3. Rash folly.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الجنون جنون
Български безумие
Català bogeria follia
Esperanto frenezeco
Español locura
فارسی دیوانگی
Suomi hulluus
Français folie
עברית שגעון
हिन्दी पागलपन
Magyar őrület
Bahasa Indonesia kegilaan
Íslenska brjálæði
Italiano follia pazzia
日本語 狂気
ქართული სიგიჟე
Қазақша ақылсыздық
한국어 광기
Kurdî şwîr
Lietuvių beprotybė
Македонски лудило лудост
Română nebunie
Shqip marrëzi
తెలుగు పిచ్చి
Türkçe delilik

Examples

“Though this be madneſſe, / Yet there is Method in 't: […]”
“You were lonely for a man I said, "Take me as I am" 'Cause you might enjoy some madness for a while”
“Shepard: What's wrong with your assistant? Dr. Warren: Manuel has a brilliant mind, but he's always been a bit... unstable. Genius and madness are two sides of the same coin. Dr. Manuel: Is it madness to see the future? To see the destruction rushing towards us? To understand there is no escape? No hope? No, I am not mad. I'm the only sane one left! Dr. Warren: I gave him an extra dose of his meds after the attack.”

CEFR level

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