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madness

State of having a disordered mind; extreme folly or infatuation. Its synonym insanity is no longer used to mean psychosis but is used primarily in medical and legal contexts to refer to mental disorders in which patients cannot be held responsible for their actions.



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They ran thus: "AN IMPENETRABLE MYSTERY SEEMS DESTINED TO HANG FOR EVER OVER THIS ACT OF MADNESS OR DESPAIR.
The Secret Agent by Conrad, Joseph View in context
By the time we dragged him out of that, his madness had shifted to the belief that he was a great swimmer, and the next moment he was overboard and demonstrating his ability by floundering like a sick porpoise and swallowing much salt water.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
Madness in its first stage--monomania--is a lack of proportion.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
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