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The state of having a serious mental illness
“There are, and ever will be, in our midst, individuals who disarrange history by their actions in a moment of madness.”
Extremely foolish behavior exhibiting a lack of good sense
“The pope, however, told him to his face, that it was pure madness to imagine that Urbino would pay more money.”
Frivolous or lighthearted behavior
“Comedy Central was rerunning Jon Stewart's Daily Show from the previous night, and he got caught up in a half-hour of lighthearted madness.”
A state of wild or chaotic activity
“There was madness in the streets and chaos in the stands.”
Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion
“The ocean roared as though with unbridled madness, and its waves ran mountain high, throwing their spray far into the sky and forming a majestic, yet fearful, sight.”
Devotion and enthusiasm for something, often to extremes
“Partisan madness and selfish ambition have come to be the ruling motives in public life.”
A feeling of great displeasure or anger
“They raged with madness, incensed at what they had just witnessed.”
Spoken or written words that are absurd or meaningless
An unreasoning love for or sexual attraction to
A feeling of intense happiness
The state or quality of being fanatical or extreme in one's ideas or actions
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