madness

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Etymology

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From Middle English madnes, madnesse; equivalent to mad +‎ -ness.

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Noun

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madness (countable and uncountable, plural madnesses)

  1. The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:insanity
    • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 261, column 2:
      Though this be madneſſe, / Yet there is Method in 't: []
    • 1980 March 7, Billy Joel, “You May Be Right”, in Glass Houses[1]:
      You were lonely for a man
      I said, "Take me as I am"
      'Cause you might enjoy some madness for a while
    • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Eden Prime:
      Shepard: What's wrong with your assistant?
      Dr. Warren: Manuel has a brilliant mind, but he's always been a bit... unstable. Genius and madness are two sides of the same coin.
      Dr. Manuel: Is it madness to see the future? To see the destruction rushing towards us? To understand there is no escape? No hope? No, I am not mad. I'm the only sane one left!
      Dr. Warren: I gave him an extra dose of his meds after the attack.
  2. The state of being angry.
  3. rash folly

Usage notes

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To convey the state of being mad as in angry, the word anger is used instead.

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