lunacy

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈluː.nə.si /, /ˈljuː.nə.si/
• (America) IPA: /ˈluː.nə.si /

Noun

lunacy

1. (of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity
   1. a cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases
   2. insanity implying legal irresponsibility.
2. Something deeply misguided.

Synonyms

• (state of being mad) insanity, madness, craziness, craze

Translations

• French: folie
• German: Verrücktheit, Wahnsinn
• Italian: pazzia
• Russian: безу́мие
• Spanish: locura

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