madnessnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈmæd.nəs/us/ˈmæd.nəs/madness noun [ U ] (STUPID BEHAVIOUR)
stupid or dangerous behaviour:
To begin a war would be sheer madness.
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Stupid and silly behaviour
- antics
- buffoon
- crazy
- fatuous
- folly
- foolery
- game
- idiocy
- imprudent
- kid
- lark
- ludicrous
- mindless
- obtuse
- puerile
- silliness
- stupidity
- the games (that) people play idiom
- tomfoolery
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madness noun [ U ] (MENTAL ILLNESS)
the state of being mentally ill, or unable to behave in a reasonable way:
She felt as if she were sliding into madness.
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Of unsound mind
- around the bend idiom
- bat
- batshit
- battle-scarred
- beside
- crackers
- disturbed
- fruitcake
- gaga
- loon
- lose
- mad
- maniac
- nutcase
- off your trolley idiom
- psychopath
- schizo
- screwy
- trolley
- unhinged
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