madness

Noun
  1. Obsolete terms for legal insanity (synset 114418644)
    is a type of: insanity - relatively permanent disorder of the mind
    same as: insaneness, lunacy
  2. An acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal);
    Rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain (synset 114295169)
    is a type of: zoonosis, zoonotic disease - an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans
    same as: hydrophobia, lyssa, rabies
  3. A feeling of intense anger (synset 107532236)
    "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"
    is a type of: anger, choler, ire - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
    subtypes:
    • wrath - intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
    • lividity - a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored
    same as: fury, rage
  4. The quality of being rash and foolish (synset 105655001)
    "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"
    is a type of: stupidity - a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
    same as: craziness, folly, foolishness
  5. Unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm (synset 104892979)
    "poetry is a sort of divine madness"
    is a type of: ebullience, enthusiasm, exuberance - overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
    same as: rabidity, rabidness

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