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. Meaghan Buisson:

   The definition of insanity is decreed far too often by individuals with no proof they themselves are sane.

2. Rene Rodriguez:

   This is insanity, I think this coronavirus hype is bull, the media is hyping this to get at Trump. Nobody can explain why this is more dangerous than the flu. Everybody I work with thinks this is a joke.

3. Tulsa Police Maj. Travis Yates:

   So when Roland Fryer look at law enforcement contacts, if a certain group is committing more crimes, more violent crimes, and law enforcement's having to come in more contact with them, then that number is gon na be higher, who in the world in their right mind would think that our shootings should be right along the Tulsa Police Maj. Travis Yates Census lines ? That's insanity. Right ? But everybody's just buying off on this.

4. Michael Graae/Getty Images:

   With maybe a thousand disturbed people in a state of millions, Cuomo reduced the number of beds so a judge could put an emotionally disturbed person into custodial care. Politicians refuse to expand that. New Yorkers are punished by those they voted into office and are returning us to insanity.

5. Vladimir Putin press secretary:

   It’s not like that. The broadcasters themselves chose not to show insanity. But we support their decision.