insanity
11insanity — /in san i tee/, n., pl. insanities. 1. the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. 2. Law. such unsoundness of mind as affects legal responsibility or capacity. 3. Psychiatry. (formerly) psychosis. 4. extreme folly; senselessness;… …
12insanity — n. 1) (legal) to plead insanity 2) outright, pure, sheer insanity 3) (legal) temporary insanity 4) insanity to + inf. (it was sheer insanity to steal the money) * * * [ɪn sænɪtɪ] pure sheer insanity (legal) temporary insanity (legal) to plead… …
13insanity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ total ▪ temporary VERB + INSANITY ▪ plead ▪ At the murder trial, he pleaded insanity. ▪ feign …
14Insanity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Insanity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disordered reason disordered reason disordered intellect Sgm: N 1 diseased mind diseased mind unsound mind abnormal mind Sgm: N 1 derangement derangement unsoundness GRP: N 2 Sgm …
15insanity — [[t]ɪnsæ̱nɪti[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Insanity is the state of being insane. The film is a powerful study of a woman s descent into insanity... The defence pleaded insanity, but the defendant was found guilty and sentenced. Syn: madness 2) N UNCOUNT:… …
16insanity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of mental soundness Nouns 1. insanity, lunacy, derangement, craziness, feeblemindedness; abnormal behavior, pathology; affective disorder; nervous breakdown; antisocial, compulsive, cyclothymic,… …
17insanity — in|san|i|ty [ ın sænəti ] noun uncount 1. ) very severe mental illness that makes it impossible for someone to be considered legally responsible for their actions: The judge found him not guilty by reason of insanity. 2. ) INFORMAL very stupid or …
18insanity — UK [ɪnˈsænətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) old fashioned very severe mental illness that makes it impossible for someone to be considered legally responsible for their actions The judge found him not guilty by reason of insanity. 2) informal very… …
19insanity — in|san|i|ty [ınˈsænıti] n [U] 1.) the state of being seriously mentally ill, so that you cannot live normally in society = ↑madness ▪ The court acquitted Campbell on the grounds of temporary insanity. 2.) very stupid actions that may cause you… …
20insanity — noun (U) 1 very stupid actions that may cause you serious harm: It was sheer insanity to drive across the mountains in the dark. 2 especially law the state of being seriously mentally ill, so that you cannot live normally in society: The court… …
