madness B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈmæd.nəs/ UK /ˈmad.nəs/ See IPA manual Freq #3982 Meanings 1 noun The state of being mentally ill; insanity. The doctors feared that years of isolation had driven him to madness. 2 noun Very foolish or reckless behaviour. Spending your entire savings on a single bet is pure madness. 3 noun A feeling of intense anger. There was a flash of madness in his eyes when he heard the insult. 4 noun Wild excitement or chaos. The crowd erupted into madness when the home team scored the winning goal. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being mentally... crazinessderangementinsanitylunacymental illness 2 noun · very foolish or reckless... folly 3 noun · a feeling of intense anger. furyrage ↔ Opposites sanity Word family Forms madnesses Derived forms premadnesssemimadness Etymology AI details From Middle English madnes, madnesse; equivalent to mad + -ness. madnes Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # madness **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmæd.nəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmad.nəs/ **Frequency rank:** 3982 ## Meanings 1. The state of being mentally ill; insanity. 2. Very foolish or reckless behaviour. 3. A feeling of intense anger. 4. Wild excitement or chaos. ## Examples - The doctors feared that years of isolation had driven him to madness. - Spending your entire savings on a single bet is pure madness. - There was a flash of madness in his eyes when he heard the insult. - The crowd erupted into madness when the home team scored the winning goal. ## Antonyms - sanity ## Derived Forms - premadness - semimadness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: madnes ## Etymology From Middle English madnes, madnesse; equivalent to mad + -ness. ## AI Etymology Madness comes from Middle English madnes, madnesse; equivalent to mad + -ness. In present-day English its meanings include the state of being mentally ill; insanity, very foolish or reckless behaviour, and a feeling of intense anger. Related and derived forms include premadness and semimadness. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown