madness (Meaning)

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madness (n)

obsolete terms for legal insanity

an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

a feeling of intense anger

the quality of being rash and foolish

unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm

Webster

madness (a.)

The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy.

Frenzy; ungovernable rage; extreme folly.

madness Sentence Examples

  1. The chaos and violence that erupted in the streets was pure madness.
  2. The relentless pursuit of power had driven him to the brink of madness.
  3. His paranoia grew into a terrifying madness that consumed him.
  4. The madness of the crowd surged through the streets, leaving a trail of destruction.
  5. Love turned to madness as her obsession with him spiraled out of control.
  6. The madness of war had decimated entire cities, leaving only ruins behind.
  7. Fear and desperation drove them to the edge of madness.
  8. The madman's laughter echoed through the empty rooms, sending shivers down spines.
  9. Madness had taken hold of his mind, transforming him into a stranger.
  10. In the depths of their madness, they became capable of unimaginable horrors.

FAQs About the word madness

obsolete terms for legal insanity, an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rab

schizophrenia, hysteria,insanity, dementia, paranoia, mania, rage, psychosis,instability, derangement

mind, rationality, mind,sanity, sanity, rationality, lucidity, reasonableness, lucidity,reasonableness

The chaos and violence that erupted in the streets was pure madness.

The relentless pursuit of power had driven him to the brink of madness.

His paranoia grew into a terrifying madness that consumed him.

The madness of the crowd surged through the streets, leaving a trail of destruction.