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in·san·i·ty
 insanity
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- pronunciation:
- ihn
sae
nih
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
insanities |
| definition 1: |
persistent or permanent mental disorder or derangement.
- synonyms:
- craziness, dementia, derangement, lunacy, madness
- antonyms:
- sanity
- similar words:
- frenzy, fugue, hysteria, mania, monomania, neurosis, paranoia, psychosis, schizophrenia
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| definition 2: |
in law, a mental condition so disordered that the afflicted person is considered incompetent to engage in contracts or similar matters, or that he or she may be committed to an institution.
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| definition 3: |
in many legal jurisdictions, a mental condition so disordered that the afflicted person is not considered able to understand the nature of a criminal act with which he or she has been charged.
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| definition 4: |
exceptional foolishness or senselessness, or an act or situation showing this quality.
- synonyms:
- craziness, idiocy, lunacy, madness, senselessness
- antonyms:
- sanity
- similar words:
- absurdity, folly, inanity, malady, nonsense, stupidity
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