lunacy
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absurdity, asininity, bêtise, fatuity, folly, foolery, foppery, idiocy, imbecility, inanity, insanity, stupidity
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Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute says this is lunacy. — John Stossel, Orange County Register, "A defense of the morality of capitalism," 19 June 2019 But, to be clear, many experts consider bold projections of celestial living to be, pardon the pun, lunacy. — National Geographic, "Countdown to a new era inSpace," 17 June 2019 That listeners’ health can be a legitimate concern is only one of a dozen ways to measure the sheer lunacy this rivalry stirs up. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, "The Last Outpost of Pure Soccer Mayhem," 23 Nov. 2018 The lunacy was somewhat suppressed under George W. Bush, or at least (fitfully) kept separate from the administration itself. — David Roberts, Vox, "The caravan “invasion” and America’s epistemic crisis," 2 Nov. 2018 These gamers sensed that running the ball with your quarterback under center, to obey traditions that dated back to leather helmets and a time when the forward pass wasn’t even legal, was nothing short of lunacy. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "The NBA and NFL Have Become Videogames," 6 Nov. 2018 The Cup has driven some men to lunacy, others to bankruptcy. — Luke O'brien, Town & Country, "Hot Pursuit," 1 Sep. 2013 On top of this, the reaction of young Elliott to the news that football's coming home would be the exact feeling of lunacy that would greet us all if England do win the World Cup this weekend. — SI.com, "It's Coming Home: 6 of the Best England World Cup Memes of the Summer So Far," 11 July 2018 Despite being an Arizona senator for the past 32 years, he’s done nothing to address the open-border lunacy and invasion that’s increased crime and strained the resources of his own state. — Ed Stockly, latimes.com, "Calendar Letters: Jane Pauley, John McCain, Roseanne Barr and more," 31 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lunacy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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