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as in insanity
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
nowadays certain forms of madness are quite treatable
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as in simplicity
lack of good sense or judgment
to do something so reckless would be sheer madness
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as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
her incessant insults goaded him to such madness that he would storm around breaking dishes and slamming doors
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Recent Examples of madness
At the story’s climax, Else fakes madness in the hotel’s music room and undresses before a crowd of guests, among them von Dorsday.
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Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
The longtime cartoonist for the New Yorker and TV writer-producer was also engaged in another kind of madness: trying to set up his own passion project, a small-screen show about a May-December romance.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
There’s always the possibility that this reunion could reignite the magic — or the madness.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
But for Southwest Airlines and its outdated crew-scheduling software, the madness dragged on for over 72 hours as the carrier canceled more than 16,000 flights.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
The longtime cartoonist for the New Yorker and TV writer-producer was also engaged in another kind of madness: trying to set up his own passion project, a small-screen show about a May-December romance.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
There’s always the possibility that this reunion could reignite the magic — or the madness.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
But for Southwest Airlines and its outdated crew-scheduling software, the madness dragged on for over 72 hours as the carrier canceled more than 16,000 flights.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madness
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Gein was found guilty of first-degree murder; in a separate trial to determine his mental competence, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Postpartum mental illnesses can be insidious and take many different forms, but the prosecution’s depiction of Lindsay challenged the stereotypical assumptions about insanity that had seemingly informed the public’s initial sympathy.Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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The production’s simplicity ditched the cliches that have accumulated around the play over decades.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Raines believes that simplicity also applies to his politics.Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Then came the anger, hurt and all that goes with it.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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This means asking them to let go of any anger and resentment toward you, but don’t force anything.Hylke Faber, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Her grandmother has dementia and has to take 13 different medications.Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Her mother, already difficult, is struggling with dementia, hence the road trip, which is meant to resettle her into Robin’s home.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
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When Wiley returns a few minutes later with a tissue, his indignation has come back, too.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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On Wednesday night, when news of the pending indictment was reported by the Times, but before details of the charges were publicly known, Adams offered the public the same righteous indignation.Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2024
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This yearslong wave of mass hysteria came to be known as the satanic panic.Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Prior to its premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Bong Joon-ho predicted audiences wouldn’t understand explicit cultural elements in Parasite, a black comedy leaning heavily into class hysteria.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024
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Devin Williams received back-to-back sentences of 25 years to life in prison for the fatal shootings of Maria and Benison Tran, who were shot at near point-blank range after Williams snuck into their Dublin home and confronted them in a fit of jealous rage.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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How to cope right now Don’t suppress your emotions, process them In the immediate aftermath of the election results, you may be flooded with emotions ranging from despair to rage.Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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By Alice Park October 30, 2024 7:43 AM EDT People with schizophrenia now have a new drug to treat the neuropsychiatric condition.Alice Park, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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He was hospitalized several times for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and often wore military-style boots (like the print found at at least one of the crime scenes).Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Madness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madness. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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