insanity
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insanity
- /ɪnˈsænɪti/ US
Rhymes with -ænɪti
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A three-part word (root 'sane', prefix 'in-' meaning 'not', suffix '-ity', meaning 'the state of'). Derived from Latin precursory equivalents. Two possible candidates for construction order:
* insane + -ity: īnsānus (“unhealthy; insane”) + -itās
*: Latin īnsānus (“unsound in mind; mad, insane”), from in- + sānus (“sound, sane”). Modern forms of roots: in- + sane
* in- + sanity: in- (“lacking; without”) + sānitās (“health; sanity”)
*: Latin sānitās (“sound in mind; sane”), from sānus + -itās. Modern forms of roots: sane + -ity
noun insanities
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The state of being insane; madness.
The defendant pleaded insanity in the hope of getting a reduced sentence.
Similar: bedlamism, brainsickness, craze, craziness, derangement, insaneness, insanity, lunacy, lune, madness, mental disorder, mental illness · Opposite: buttons, lucidity, lucidness, marbles, mind, saneness, sanity
Opposite: mental health, saneness, sanity
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: crazy, craziness, craze, madman, madness, lunacy, frenzy, foolishness, fool, folly, absurdity, nonsense, ineptitude, cramping, extravagance, senseless
noun
Opposite: mental health, saneness, sanity
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noun state of being insane
| Español | locura, insania, vesania |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 광기 gwanggi, 심신상실 simsinsangsil |
| 日本語 | 精神異常 seishin ijō, 狂気 kyōki |
| 中文 | 狂 kuáng, 瘋病 /疯病 fēngbìng, 精神錯亂 /精神错乱 jīngshén cuòluàn |
| हिन्दी | पागलपन pāgalpan, जुनून junūn |
| Kiswahili | kichaa |
| Português | insanidade, loucura |
| Français | folie |
| Deutsch | Wahnsinn, Verrücktheit |
| Italiano | follia, pazzia |
| Ελληνικά | παραφροσύνη parafrosýni |
| Română | nebunie, insanitate, demență, alienație mintală, alienare mintală |
| Русский | безу́мие bezúmije, сумасше́ствие sumasšéstvije, помеша́тельство pomešátelʹstvo, умопомраче́ние umopomračénije, умопомеша́тельство umopomešátelʹstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | tính trạng điên, sự điên rồ, sự điên loạn, sự điên |
| العربية | جُنُون junūn |
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