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'.

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Movie quotes

  • (..) #In England's dreaming # # #As I walk through # #This wicked world # #Searchin' for light in the darkness ## #Of insanity # #I ask myself # #Is all hope lost # #Is there only pain # #And hatred # #And misery # (..)
    2003 Lost in Translation