Synonyms for insanity
ɪnˈsæn ɪ tiin·san·i·ty

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1. insanitynoun

   Antonyms:
   sanity

2. insanitynoun

   Antonyms:
   sanity

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1. insanity

   Of these terms insanity is the most exact and comprehensive, including in its widest sense all morbid conditions of mind due to diseased action of the brain or nervous system, but in its more frequent restricted use applied to those forms in which the mental disorder is persistent, as distinguished from those in which it is temporary or transient. Craziness is a vague popular term for any sort of disordered mental action, or for conduct suggesting it. Lunacy originally denoted intermittent insanity, supposed to be dependent on the changes of the moon (Latin luna): the term is now applied in general and legal use to any form of mental unsoundness except idiocy. Madness is the old popular term, now less common, for insanity in its widest sense, but with suggestion of excitement, akin to mania. In the derived sense, lunacy denotes what is insanely foolish, madness what is insanely desperate. Derangement is a common euphemism for insanity. Delirium is always temporary, and is specifically the insanity of disease, as in acute fevers. Dementia is a general weakening of the mental powers: the word is specifically applied to senile insanity, dotage. Aberration is eccentricity of mental action due to an abnormal state of the perceptive faculties, and is manifested by error in perceptions and rambling thought. Hallucination is the apparent perception of that which does not exist or is not present to the senses, as the seeing of specters or of reptiles in delirium tremens. Monomania is mental derangement as to one subject or object. Frenzy and mania are forms of raving and furious insanity. Compare synonyms for DELUSION; IDIOCY.

   Synonyms:
   aberration, alienation, craziness, delirium, dementia, derangement, frenzy, hallucination, lunacy, madness, mania, monomania

   Antonyms:
   clearness, good sense, lucidity, rationality, sanity

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1. insanity

   Synonyms:
   mental aberration, mental unsoundness

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1. insanitynoun

   relatively permanent disorder of the mind

   Antonyms:
   saneness, sanity

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1. • Mental Illness

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1. insanitynoun

   Synonyms:
   derangement, lunacy, craziness, DEMENTIA, mania, madness, delirium, aberration of mind, alienation of mind

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1. insanitynoun

   Synonyms:
   dementia, alienation of mind, madness, lunacy, craziness, derangement, frenzy, delirium, mania, hallucination, aberration of mind, bedlamism, paranoia, monomania

   Antonyms:
   sanity, rationality, lucidity

   Associated words:
   alienist, alienism

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1. List of paraphrases for "insanity":

   madness, dementia, folly, craziness, lunacy, crazy, foolishness

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1. Andrew Bates:

   Since June, we have consistently said we would participate in all three debates, under rules that The CPD established. Only the President Donald Trump campaign has been erratic and chaotic in their approach to this, demanding control over the selection of moderators, changes in the dates of the debates, an ear canal inspection rule, and all sorts of other insanity.

2. Bill Shine:

   And you know what, I'm the first person to admit I'm sexist. I don't think that girls should play on the boys' high school team. I don't think that the girls should be -- I think it's insanity that there are feminists who are stupid enough to fight to go to combat. Are you kidding me? Let the men go die on the front lines, why would you want to go die on the front line? You have to be an idiot. And why on earth would you fight to go on the submarine ship for months on end? You know there was just a story with these girls, these women who are upset that they are sexually harassed in the military. What do you think is going to happen when you go on a submarine for 12 months with 4,000 horny soldiers? I hate to say it, but it's true. They should not even be allowed. The top military should say, 'No way, you're not allowed.' But you know, but you know the feminists have fought for these rights. It's so stupid. I don't know why anybody would want that.

3. Herman Melville:

   Where does the violet tint end and the orange tint begins? Distinctly we see the difference of the colors, but where exactly does the one first blending enter into the other. So with sanity and insanity.

4. Gordana Biernat:

   Hate is a frequency grounded in insanity or fear. Cool your mind calm your heart. Don't let hate, tear you apart.

5. Kenyon, Sherrilyn:

   I don't suffer from my insanity-I enjoy every minute of it." Zarek-DH series