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as in dementia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
his incurable insanity requires that he spend the rest of his life in a mental hospital
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as in absurdity
a foolish act or idea
everyone laughed at the latest insanity from the town eccentric
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as in madness
lack of good sense or judgment
had the insanity to think that taking over a government building in protest of our foreign policy was a good idea
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Recent Examples of insanity
In the private sector, such fiscal insanity would be quickly addressed before the company went bankrupt.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan ruled last week that Elkins did kill her children, but was not guilty by reason of insanity, the Ashbury Park Press reported.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The court ruled that although Elkins did kill her children, she was found not guilty by reason of insanity, the outlet and NBC10 Philadelphia reported.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insanity
Editorial, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan ruled last week that Elkins did kill her children, but was not guilty by reason of insanity, the Ashbury Park Press reported.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The court ruled that although Elkins did kill her children, she was found not guilty by reason of insanity, the outlet and NBC10 Philadelphia reported.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insanity
Noun
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An Alzheimer's Association report, released April 29, said the total annual cost of caring for people living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia will reach $384 billion in 2025.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia, is a neurodegenerative condition that can start developing 20 years before symptoms appear.—
Allen Chang,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Within the film’s glittering absurdity, Langlois shows us how easily the monster that was fame and fandom could turn on women like Mimi and Billie.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Based in Brooklyn, the studio will focus on stories that go inside the fringe to capture the absurdity of modern American life.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2025
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Liam Twomey got his teeth into the Marvel Comics-style madness of Real Madrid’s ‘El Loco’, Antonio Rudiger (above).—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The madness in the auditoriums has understandably irked theater operators and unsuspecting patrons, especially when one attendee brought a live chicken into a showing.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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For all the hysteria around the goals conceded against Madrid and Palace, this setup actually helped Arsenal through their first leg encounter with the Spanish club.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Although female hysteria is no longer recognized as legitimate, its vestiges persist.—
Shreyas Teegala,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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The stupidity of enacting a massive tax increase on the entire global economy at this point doesn’t make much sense.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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Trump himself personifies stupidity’s essential feature — self-satisfaction, an inability to recognize the flaws in your thinking.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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The simplicity of his resting place follows the express request made by Francis in his will.—
Fatima Al-Kassab,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Asawa’s own words posted throughout the exhibit reflect the simplicity of her genius.—
Robert Taylor,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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But Bob, who suffers from schizophrenia and anxiety, doesn't share Rogers' mental stability and strong moral compass.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Cotton suffered from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder as well as asthma, and young Nazir Millien was severely autistic and disabled, said police sources.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Insanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insanity. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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