insanity

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈsænəti/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈsænəti/
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noun
R

a serious mental illness that makes someone unable to think or behave normally

The court decided he was not responsible for his actions due to insanity.

R

very foolish or dangerous behavior

Continuing to invest in that failing company is pure insanity.

translation

n. a serious mental illness that makes someone unable to think or behave normally; very foolish or dangerous behavior

Word Forms

Plural insanities