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Meaning of madness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

ˈmad.nəs

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية الجنون جنون سعار طيف عرض مس

Български безумие

Bosanski amok bes bezumlje bijes ludilo безумље бес бијес лудило лудост

Català bogeria follia

Čeština šílenost šílenství

Dansk galskab sindssyge vanvid

Deutsch Irrsinn Irrsinnigkeit Verrücktheit Wahnsinn

Ελληνικά αλλοφροσύνη μούρλα παραφροσύνη τρέλα φρενίτιδα

Esperanto frenezeco

Español locura

فارسی دیوانگی

Suomi hulluus mielettömyys mielipuolisuus sekapäisyys sekopäisyys

Français folie

Gàidhlig cearr'chiall

Galego folía loucura tolemia tolén tolería

עברית טירוף שגעון שיגעון

हिन्दी दीवानगी दीवानापन पागलपन वहशत

Hrvatski amok bes bezumlje bijes ludilo безумље бес бијес лудило лудост

Magyar őrület

Հայերեն խելագարություն

Bahasa Indonesia kegilaan

Íslenska brjálæði

Italiano follia pazzia

日本語くるい気違い狂気

ქართული სიგიჟე

Қазақша ақылсыздық

한국어 광기 실성

Kurdî cinnet şwîr

Latina amentia delirium dementia insania īnsānitās lymphatus mania phrenesis rabies vēcordia vesania

Lietuvių beprotybė

Latviešu ārprāts neprāts trakums vājprātība vājprātīgums vājprāts

Македонски лудило лудост

മലയാളം കിറുക്ക് ഭ്രാന്ത് വട്ട്

Nederlands krankzinnigheid waanzin

Polski amok fioł hopel kręciek niepoczytalność obłęd pomieszanie zmysłów świr szaleństwo wariactwo

Português doideira doidice insanidade loucura malucagem maluquice vesânia

Română nebunie

Русский безумие безумство помеша́тельство сумасше́ствие

Shqip marrëzi

Српски amok bes bezumlje bijes ludilo безумље бес бијес лудило лудост

Svenska förryckthet galenskap vansinne vanvett vanvettighet

తెలుగు పిచ్చి

Türkçe cinnet delilik

Українська безумність безумство божеві́лля варіяція

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

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

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