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Definitions for Insanity
[1] the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind.
[2] Law . such unsoundness of mind as frees one from legal responsibility, as for committing a crime, or as signals one's lack of legal capacity, as for entering into a contractual agreement.
[3] Psychiatry . (formerly) psychosis.
[4] extreme foolishness; folly; senselessness; foolhardiness: Trying to drive through that traffic would be pure insanity. a foolish or senseless action, policy, statement, etc.: We've heard decades of insanities in our political discourse.
[5] relatively permanent disorder of the mind; state or condition of being insane
[6] law a defect of reason as a result of mental illness, such that a defendant does not know what he or she is doing or that it is wrong
[7] utter folly; stupidity
Words related to Insanity
madness, craziness, absurdity, folly, frenzy, alienation, dementia, lunacy, hysteria, irresponsibility, psychopathy, phobia, aberration, delusion, dotage, senselessness, neurosis, unbalance, mania, derangement
Words nearby Insanity
insalivate, insalubrious, insane, insanitary, insanitation, insanity, insatiable, insatiate, inscape, inscribe, inscription
Origin of Insanity
From the Latin word insānitās, dating back to 1580–90. See in-3, sanity
Synonyms for Insanity
absurdity, alienation, craziness, dementia, folly, frenzy, hysteria, irresponsibility, lunacy, madness, mental disorder, aberration, delirium, delusion, derangement, distraction, dotage, hallucination, illusion, inanity, irrationality, mania, neurosis, phobia, psychopathy, psychosis, senselessness, unbalance, preposterousness, unreasonableness, witlessness