disensanity

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ en- (from Latin in) + sanity.

Noun

disensanity (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, nonce word) insanity; folly
   • c. 1613-1614, William Shakespeare, John Fletcher, The Two Noble Kinsmen, published 1634, [Act III, scene v]:

     What tediosity and disensanity / Is here among ye?

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:insanity

References

• “disensanity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.