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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
Well, that, of course, is insanity and women have the same rights that men do.
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Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Defense attorneys for Bryce Winnecke have informed the court of plans to make an insanity defense.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
During his initial court appearance on Tuesday, Winnecke’s defense filed several motions including notices of their plans to use an insanity defense or a defense of mental disease or defect, WHAS 11 reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Prates only barely outlanded Neil Magny and Charles Radtke, and even Trevin Giles outlanded him 68 to 37, which is insanity.
—Brett Appley, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
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Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Defense attorneys for Bryce Winnecke have informed the court of plans to make an insanity defense.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
During his initial court appearance on Tuesday, Winnecke’s defense filed several motions including notices of their plans to use an insanity defense or a defense of mental disease or defect, WHAS 11 reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Prates only barely outlanded Neil Magny and Charles Radtke, and even Trevin Giles outlanded him 68 to 37, which is insanity.
—Brett Appley, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insanity
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Volman was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2020, but continued to perform through the early stages of his illness.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Bruce Willis is posing with his family in a rare new photo amid his battle with dementia.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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In terms that viewers of the original series might understand, Esmeralda falls somewhere between the tyranny of Michael Scott, the absurdity of Dwight Schrute, and the self-involvement of Kelly Kapoor with a particular charisma that only Impacciatore could pull off.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Still, Daniels and Koman drew on real research to capture the rhythms and absurdities of newsroom life.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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And a bit of Saturday madness, granted most of that came 400 miles away.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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There is a method to the madness, multiple sources say.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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Florio questioned Saban being bothered by the hysteria surrounding his potential return to the sidelines.—
Andrew Hughes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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From causing supernatural events to creating hysteria, our orbiting nightlight has always had legends and folktales written about it.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
27 Aug. 2025
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So in the midst of poverty imposed by the American embargo and the frequent stupidity of their own government, Cubans struggle to eke out a life.—
Charles Hammer,
Kansas City Star,
27 Aug. 2025
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He and his great family should not be forced to endure this ‘stupidity’ any longer!—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Was one of Forest’s virtues last season their relative simplicity, which will now be disrupted?—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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For now, the company is betting that simplicity will appeal to customers.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the case of Bristol Myers, the company's new schizophrenia treatment Cobenfy has sales potential.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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Japan exports medicines like the schizophrenia and bipolar treatment Abilify.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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But my naivete and idiocy about what this was going to take was staggering to me just six months later.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Insanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insanity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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