lunacy

  • 11lunacy — [[t]lu͟ːnəsi[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone s behaviour as lunacy, you mean that it seems very strange or foolish. ...while trying to explain to them the lunacy of the tax system... It remains lunacy to produce yet more… …

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  • 12Lunacy — Torico Torico Éditeur Sega Développeur System Satcom Date de sortie 1997 Genre aventure Plate forme Saturn Média …

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  • 13lunacy — noun (U) 1 a situation or behaviour that is completely crazy: complete/sheer/pure lunacy: It would be sheer lunacy to turn down an offer like that. 2 old fashioned mental illness: the cause of Hamlet s lunacy see also: lunatic …

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  • 14lunacy — noun 1) originality demands a degree of lunacy Syn: insanity, madness, mental illness, dementia, mania, psychosis; informal craziness Ant: sanity 2) the lunacy of gambling Syn: folly …

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  • 15lunacy — /ˈlunəsi / (say loohnuhsee) noun (plural lunacies) 1. intermittent insanity. 2. any form of insanity (usually except idiocy). 3. extreme foolishness or an instance of it: her decision to resign was sheer lunacy; *Progress we call it, this… …

  • 16lunacy — /looh neuh see/, n., pl. lunacies. 1. insanity; mental disorder. 2. intermittent insanity, formerly believed to be related to phases of the moon. 3. extreme foolishness or an instance of it: Her decision to resign was sheer lunacy. 4. Law.… …

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  • 17lunacy — lu|na|cy [ˈlu:nəsi] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: lunatic] 1.) a situation or behaviour that is completely crazy = ↑madness ▪ It would be sheer lunacy to turn down a job offer like that. 2.) old fashioned mental illness …

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  • 18lunacy — lu|na|cy [ lunəsi ] noun uncount 1. ) stupid and possibly dangerous ideas or behavior: MADNESS: Abandoning the peace talks would be sheer lunacy. 2. ) OLD FASHIONED mental illness …

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  • 19lunacy — UK [ˈluːnəsɪ] / US [ˈlunəsɪ] noun [uncountable] stupid and possibly dangerous ideas or behaviour Abandoning the peace talks would be sheer lunacy …

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  • 20lunacy — lu•na•cy [[t]ˈlu nə si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) insanity; mental disorder 2) intermittent insanity, formerly believed to be related to phases of the moon 3) extreme foolishness or an instance of it: The decision to resign was sheer lunacy[/ex] 4) law… …

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