Lunacy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈluː.nə.si/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lunacy is a noun meaning (of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity.
Meaning
(of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity.
More Meanings
- Something deeply misguided.
Example Sentences
Two days have passed since that day of lunacy. What a noise and a fuss and a chattering and an uproar there was! And what a welter of unseemliness and disorder and stupidity and bad manners! And I the cause of it all! Yet part of the scene was also ridiculous—at all events to myself it was so.
Word Forms
- lunacies
Synonyms for lunacy
Depending on context, synonyms include insanity, madness, craziness, craze, insaneness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include insaneness, madness, demented, insanity, crazy, craziness.
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