Insanity

Quick meaning: Insanity is a noun meaning The state of being insane; madness.

Meaning

The state of being insane; madness.

Example Sentences

The defendant pleaded insanity in the hope of getting a reduced sentence.

But the bed-side of Lady Marchmont had a darker lesson than the grave, the ravings of insanity revealed the fiery world of that beating and passionate heart. Ethel could only feel too fearful, too humbled, for judgment; but she wept, even while she prayed, beside her early friend.

Word Forms

• insanities

Synonyms for insanity

Depending on context, synonyms include bedlamism, brainsickness, craze, craziness, derangement, insaneness.

Antonyms for insanity

Common opposites include saneness, sanity, buttons, lucidity, lucidness, marbles.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include crazy, craziness, craze, madman, madness, lunacy.

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