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Synonyms for lunacy
ˈlu nə silu·na·cy
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lunacynoun
The state of being mad, insanity
Synonyms:
insanity
English Synonyms and Antonyms
lunacy
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, insanity, madness, mania, monomaniaAntonyms:
clearness, good sense, lucidity, rationality, sanity
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
lunacy
Synonyms:
madness, insanity, derangement, craziness, mania, aberration, hallucinationAntonyms:
sanity, reason, intellect, intelligence, rationality, lucidity
Princeton's WordNet
lunacy, madness, insanenessnoun
obsolete terms for legal insanity
Synonyms:
lyssa, fury, rage, rabidity, hydrophobia, foolery, madness, tomfoolery, rabidness, indulgence, insaneness, foolishness, folly, craziness, rabiesfolly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgencenoun
foolish or senseless behavior
Synonyms:
foolishness, flakiness, indulging, daftness, madness, lenience, pampering, stupidity, humoring, leniency, foolery, tomfoolery, self-indulgence, folly, craziness, insaneness, indulgence, imbecility, unwiseness, betise
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
lunacynoun
Synonyms:
insanity, madness, mania, derangement, craziness, mental aberration
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#8658 | rage | |
#9249 | madness | |
#12160 | mania | |
#12585 | fury | |
#15640 | dementia | |
#17956 | insanity | |
#18098 | indulgence | |
#18665 | frenzy | |
#20444 | stupidity | |
#21891 | folly | |
#26455 | rabies | |
#28886 | alienation | |
#36680 | delirium | |
#41023 | pampering | |
#42354 | aberration | |
#47276 | foolishness | |
#49375 | lunacy | |
#49727 | indulging | |
#57260 | craziness | |
#62974 | hallucination | |
#74912 | leniency | |
#109190 | derangement | |
#114781 | tomfoolery | |
#173706 | imbecility | |
#177173 | lyssa | |
#180107 | foolery | |
#242028 | hydrophobia | |
#263154 | flakiness | |
#286923 | humoring |
How to use lunacy in a sentence?
To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy.
The reports must be read by someone outside of CDC like myself, and we cannot allow the reporting to go on as it has been, for it is outrageous. Its lunacy, nothing to go out unless I read and agree with the findings how they CDC, wrote it and I tweak it to ensure it is fair and balanced and complete.
There's a large constituency the president has that thinks it would be lunacy to go to war against Iran, there's a large part of his base that thinks the craziest thing we could do is committing ourselves to endless wars in the Middle East.
Don't just look at Virginia and New Jersey, look at Long Island, look at Buffalo, look at Minneapolis, even look at Seattle, Washington. I mean, this' defund the police' lunacy, this take Abraham Lincoln's name off of schools. I mean that — people see that.
Don’t just look at Virginia and New Jersey. Look at Long Island and Seattle, Washington. This defund-police lunacy and take Lincoln’s name off of schools … people see that. It’s having a suppressive effect across the country. Some people need to go to a woke detox center.
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