Definition of insanity in English:

insanity

noun ɪnˈsanətiɪnˈsænədi

mass noun

1The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.
he suffered from bouts of insanity
Example sentencesExamples
- Her lawyer tried to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, but that was rejected.
- To me that is so disturbing that I think the case should be dismissed on the grounds of insanity.
- He felt it spoke to him sometimes - call it insanity, call it depression, but he seriously felt that it did.
- He could easily slip into a state of insanity and attempt to commit suicide again.
- Please bear in mind that she pled not guilty by reason of insanity at her arraignment hearing.
- He was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison but was later transferred to Broadmoor on the grounds of insanity.
- This pathetic king regularly suffers bouts of insanity and is surrounded by usurpers!
- It was seven short lines, and Claudia said she examined it closely for signs of insanity.
- The entire day was beginning to look less and less like a bout of temporary insanity on my part.
- I've seen it drive perfectly calm and contented people to temporary insanity and depression.
- The trial judge ruled that this was a defence of insanity, whereupon she pleaded guilty and appealed.
- Since the average citizen is presumed to be sane, if they claim insanity, who decides?
- He had frequent bouts of insanity which allowed the structure of his government to be undermined.
- That tale about the true insanity and lies within a mental institution made a lot of sense to a lot of people.
- There's something about this place that breeds great madness and insanity.
- Humans are sociable things who like to communicate and being restricted like that affects people to the point of insanity.
- As well, he accuses a former lawyer of attempting to trick him into pleading insanity.
- I would expect the defense to go that route, to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
- A person doesn't pass into insanity when their situations are good.
- In practice, the effect of this strict approach has not been greatly to swell the numbers of people pleading insanity.
Synonyms
mental illness, mental disorder, mental derangement, madness, insaneness, dementia, dementedness, lunacy, instability, unsoundness of mind, loss of reason
delirium, hysteria, mania, psychosis
informal craziness
archaic crazedness
rare deliration
1. 1.1 Extreme foolishness or irrationality.
  it might be pure insanity to take this loan
  count noun the insanities of our time
  Example sentencesExamples
  This still doesn't do justice to the sheer insanity of the whole enterprise though.
  But the show does capture the various insanities and absurdities of his life, and is filled with clips of his more outrageous outfits.
  It revels in, even celebrates, the diverse insanities of American life.
  I had progressed along some appropriate path, survived all the general miseries, horrors and institutional insanities that humans are fond of ordering themselves through.
  The unions and other farming bodies have been attempting to head off this insanity for the past two years - all to no avail.
  If watching this FX series takes a strong stomach, observing Dr Sean McNamara and Dr Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) withstand the various insanities life slings their way can be a test of will and loyalty.
  It was pure insanity that in such a short time we had gained such powerful interest.
  Yet, one has to wonder how National, despite the multitude of Labour insanities, only leads by one point.
  The church was cold that day; most probably because the heating had broken down, but the insanities of the Church were not to be pondered on.
  The way things are set up, the only people to benefit from this insanity are the organic farmers.
  Granting this patent was a demonstration of pure insanity in full force.
  Sarcasm raises its ugly head between all your sacred rites and ceremonies, but you cling on to your methodical insanities.
  I'd like to sleep for six months and ignore this pure insanity that we all call winter.
  You will if you see this one man show that tries to make sense of the insanity and absurdity of Israeli life by making us laugh.
  If you can be sturdily present to yourself with all the internal garbage that comes up in sitting practice, then you can be present to the facts of deforestation and species extinctions, and all the insanities happening to our world today.
  Synonyms
  folly, foolishness, foolhardiness, idiocy, stupidity, imbecility, asininity, lunacy, madness, silliness, senselessness, brainlessness, thoughtlessness, irrationality, illogicality, absurdity, ludicrousness, ridiculousness
  informal craziness
  British informal daftness

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin insanitas, from insanus (see insane).

Definition of insanity in US English:

insanity

nouninˈsanədēɪnˈsænədi

1The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.
he suffered from bouts of insanity
as complement he attempted to plead insanity
Example sentencesExamples
- There's something about this place that breeds great madness and insanity.
- I've seen it drive perfectly calm and contented people to temporary insanity and depression.
- He had frequent bouts of insanity which allowed the structure of his government to be undermined.
- Her lawyer tried to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, but that was rejected.
- Humans are sociable things who like to communicate and being restricted like that affects people to the point of insanity.
- To me that is so disturbing that I think the case should be dismissed on the grounds of insanity.
- He was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison but was later transferred to Broadmoor on the grounds of insanity.
- Since the average citizen is presumed to be sane, if they claim insanity, who decides?
- As well, he accuses a former lawyer of attempting to trick him into pleading insanity.
- That tale about the true insanity and lies within a mental institution made a lot of sense to a lot of people.
- This pathetic king regularly suffers bouts of insanity and is surrounded by usurpers!
- The entire day was beginning to look less and less like a bout of temporary insanity on my part.
- He could easily slip into a state of insanity and attempt to commit suicide again.
- A person doesn't pass into insanity when their situations are good.
- Please bear in mind that she pled not guilty by reason of insanity at her arraignment hearing.
- It was seven short lines, and Claudia said she examined it closely for signs of insanity.
- He felt it spoke to him sometimes - call it insanity, call it depression, but he seriously felt that it did.
- The trial judge ruled that this was a defence of insanity, whereupon she pleaded guilty and appealed.
- In practice, the effect of this strict approach has not been greatly to swell the numbers of people pleading insanity.
- I would expect the defense to go that route, to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
Synonyms
mental illness, mental disorder, mental derangement, madness, insaneness, dementia, dementedness, lunacy, instability, unsoundness of mind, loss of reason
1. 1.1 Extreme foolishness or irrationality.
  it might be pure insanity to take this loan
  the insanities of our time
  Example sentencesExamples
  But the show does capture the various insanities and absurdities of his life, and is filled with clips of his more outrageous outfits.
  If watching this FX series takes a strong stomach, observing Dr Sean McNamara and Dr Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) withstand the various insanities life slings their way can be a test of will and loyalty.
  Yet, one has to wonder how National, despite the multitude of Labour insanities, only leads by one point.
  You will if you see this one man show that tries to make sense of the insanity and absurdity of Israeli life by making us laugh.
  It was pure insanity that in such a short time we had gained such powerful interest.
  I had progressed along some appropriate path, survived all the general miseries, horrors and institutional insanities that humans are fond of ordering themselves through.
  The church was cold that day; most probably because the heating had broken down, but the insanities of the Church were not to be pondered on.
  This still doesn't do justice to the sheer insanity of the whole enterprise though.
  It revels in, even celebrates, the diverse insanities of American life.
  If you can be sturdily present to yourself with all the internal garbage that comes up in sitting practice, then you can be present to the facts of deforestation and species extinctions, and all the insanities happening to our world today.
  I'd like to sleep for six months and ignore this pure insanity that we all call winter.
  The unions and other farming bodies have been attempting to head off this insanity for the past two years - all to no avail.
  Sarcasm raises its ugly head between all your sacred rites and ceremonies, but you cling on to your methodical insanities.
  Granting this patent was a demonstration of pure insanity in full force.
  The way things are set up, the only people to benefit from this insanity are the organic farmers.
  Synonyms
  folly, foolishness, foolhardiness, idiocy, stupidity, imbecility, asininity, lunacy, madness, silliness, senselessness, brainlessness, thoughtlessness, irrationality, illogicality, absurdity, ludicrousness, ridiculousness

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin insanitas, from insanus (see insane).

单词	insanity
释义	Definition of insanity in English: insanity noun ɪnˈsanətiɪnˈsænədi mass noun 1The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness. he suffered from bouts of insanity Example sentencesExamples Her lawyer tried to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, but that was rejected. To me that is so disturbing that I think the case should be dismissed on the grounds of insanity. He felt it spoke to him sometimes - call it insanity, call it depression, but he seriously felt that it did. He could easily slip into a state of insanity and attempt to commit suicide again. Please bear in mind that she pled not guilty by reason of insanity at her arraignment hearing. He was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison but was later transferred to Broadmoor on the grounds of insanity. This pathetic king regularly suffers bouts of insanity and is surrounded by usurpers! It was seven short lines, and Claudia said she examined it closely for signs of insanity. The entire day was beginning to look less and less like a bout of temporary insanity on my part. I've seen it drive perfectly calm and contented people to temporary insanity and depression. The trial judge ruled that this was a defence of insanity, whereupon she pleaded guilty and appealed. Since the average citizen is presumed to be sane, if they claim insanity, who decides? He had frequent bouts of insanity which allowed the structure of his government to be undermined. That tale about the true insanity and lies within a mental institution made a lot of sense to a lot of people. There's something about this place that breeds great madness and insanity. Humans are sociable things who like to communicate and being restricted like that affects people to the point of insanity. As well, he accuses a former lawyer of attempting to trick him into pleading insanity. I would expect the defense to go that route, to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. A person doesn't pass into insanity when their situations are good. In practice, the effect of this strict approach has not been greatly to swell the numbers of people pleading insanity. Synonyms mental illness, mental disorder, mental derangement, madness, insaneness, dementia, dementedness, lunacy, instability, unsoundness of mind, loss of reason delirium, hysteria, mania, psychosis informal craziness archaic crazedness rare deliration 1.1 Extreme foolishness or irrationality. it might be pure insanity to take this loan count noun the insanities of our time Example sentencesExamples This still doesn't do justice to the sheer insanity of the whole enterprise though. But the show does capture the various insanities and absurdities of his life, and is filled with clips of his more outrageous outfits. It revels in, even celebrates, the diverse insanities of American life. I had progressed along some appropriate path, survived all the general miseries, horrors and institutional insanities that humans are fond of ordering themselves through. The unions and other farming bodies have been attempting to head off this insanity for the past two years - all to no avail. If watching this FX series takes a strong stomach, observing Dr Sean McNamara and Dr Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) withstand the various insanities life slings their way can be a test of will and loyalty. It was pure insanity that in such a short time we had gained such powerful interest. Yet, one has to wonder how National, despite the multitude of Labour insanities, only leads by one point. The church was cold that day; most probably because the heating had broken down, but the insanities of the Church were not to be pondered on. The way things are set up, the only people to benefit from this insanity are the organic farmers. Granting this patent was a demonstration of pure insanity in full force. Sarcasm raises its ugly head between all your sacred rites and ceremonies, but you cling on to your methodical insanities. I'd like to sleep for six months and ignore this pure insanity that we all call winter. You will if you see this one man show that tries to make sense of the insanity and absurdity of Israeli life by making us laugh. If you can be sturdily present to yourself with all the internal garbage that comes up in sitting practice, then you can be present to the facts of deforestation and species extinctions, and all the insanities happening to our world today. Synonyms folly, foolishness, foolhardiness, idiocy, stupidity, imbecility, asininity, lunacy, madness, silliness, senselessness, brainlessness, thoughtlessness, irrationality, illogicality, absurdity, ludicrousness, ridiculousness informal craziness British informal daftness Origin Late 16th century: from Latin insanitas, from insanus (see insane). Definition of insanity in US English: insanity nouninˈsanədēɪnˈsænədi 1The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness. he suffered from bouts of insanity as complement he attempted to plead insanity Example sentencesExamples There's something about this place that breeds great madness and insanity. I've seen it drive perfectly calm and contented people to temporary insanity and depression. He had frequent bouts of insanity which allowed the structure of his government to be undermined. Her lawyer tried to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, but that was rejected. Humans are sociable things who like to communicate and being restricted like that affects people to the point of insanity. To me that is so disturbing that I think the case should be dismissed on the grounds of insanity. He was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison but was later transferred to Broadmoor on the grounds of insanity. Since the average citizen is presumed to be sane, if they claim insanity, who decides? As well, he accuses a former lawyer of attempting to trick him into pleading insanity. That tale about the true insanity and lies within a mental institution made a lot of sense to a lot of people. This pathetic king regularly suffers bouts of insanity and is surrounded by usurpers! The entire day was beginning to look less and less like a bout of temporary insanity on my part. He could easily slip into a state of insanity and attempt to commit suicide again. A person doesn't pass into insanity when their situations are good. Please bear in mind that she pled not guilty by reason of insanity at her arraignment hearing. It was seven short lines, and Claudia said she examined it closely for signs of insanity. He felt it spoke to him sometimes - call it insanity, call it depression, but he seriously felt that it did. The trial judge ruled that this was a defence of insanity, whereupon she pleaded guilty and appealed. In practice, the effect of this strict approach has not been greatly to swell the numbers of people pleading insanity. I would expect the defense to go that route, to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. Synonyms mental illness, mental disorder, mental derangement, madness, insaneness, dementia, dementedness, lunacy, instability, unsoundness of mind, loss of reason 1.1 Extreme foolishness or irrationality. it might be pure insanity to take this loan the insanities of our time Example sentencesExamples But the show does capture the various insanities and absurdities of his life, and is filled with clips of his more outrageous outfits. If watching this FX series takes a strong stomach, observing Dr Sean McNamara and Dr Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) withstand the various insanities life slings their way can be a test of will and loyalty. Yet, one has to wonder how National, despite the multitude of Labour insanities, only leads by one point. You will if you see this one man show that tries to make sense of the insanity and absurdity of Israeli life by making us laugh. It was pure insanity that in such a short time we had gained such powerful interest. I had progressed along some appropriate path, survived all the general miseries, horrors and institutional insanities that humans are fond of ordering themselves through. The church was cold that day; most probably because the heating had broken down, but the insanities of the Church were not to be pondered on. This still doesn't do justice to the sheer insanity of the whole enterprise though. It revels in, even celebrates, the diverse insanities of American life. If you can be sturdily present to yourself with all the internal garbage that comes up in sitting practice, then you can be present to the facts of deforestation and species extinctions, and all the insanities happening to our world today. I'd like to sleep for six months and ignore this pure insanity that we all call winter. The unions and other farming bodies have been attempting to head off this insanity for the past two years - all to no avail. Sarcasm raises its ugly head between all your sacred rites and ceremonies, but you cling on to your methodical insanities. Granting this patent was a demonstration of pure insanity in full force. The way things are set up, the only people to benefit from this insanity are the organic farmers. Synonyms folly, foolishness, foolhardiness, idiocy, stupidity, imbecility, asininity, lunacy, madness, silliness, senselessness, brainlessness, thoughtlessness, irrationality, illogicality, absurdity, ludicrousness, ridiculousness Origin Late 16th century: from Latin insanitas, from insanus (see insane).
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