madness

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The state of being mentally ill; insanity.

   The doctors feared that years of isolation had driven him to madness.

2. 2
   noun

   Very foolish or reckless behaviour.

   Spending your entire savings on a single bet is pure madness.

3. 3
   noun

   A feeling of intense anger.

   There was a flash of madness in his eyes when he heard the insult.

4. 4
   noun

   Wild excitement or chaos.

   The crowd erupted into madness when the home team scored the winning goal.

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

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