insanity

Definition

  • noun: severe mental illness
  • noun: a deranged state of the mind usually occurring as a specific disorder (as schizophrenia)
  • synonyms: aberration, absurdity, alienation

Examples

  • His friends thought his decision to quit his job was pure 'insanity'.

  • Please, no more violence. It's time to stop this 'insanity'.

  • She was found not guilty by reason of 'insanity'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) She's immune, like her mother. Listen to me. You need to summon your primary powers or whatever. How do we break this loop? Definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Maybe time won't let you kill Jones. Hmm? (..)
    2016 TvShow: 12 Monkeys Title: Lullaby Season: 2 Episode 8