madness
noun[U]
uk/ˈmæd.nəs/us/ˈmæd.nəs/madnessnoun[U](STUPID BEHAVIOUR)
stupidordangerousbehaviour:
疯狂的行为;愚蠢(或危险)的行为Tobeginawarwould besheermadness.发动战争完全是疯狂之举。
Synonyms
anarchy
ballyhooold-fashionedslang
bedlam
chaos
commotion
confusion
disarrayformal
disorder(CONFUSION)
disorganization
disturbance
havoc
hoo-hainformal
hoopla(EXCITEMENT)mainlyUS
hullabalooold-fashioned
kerfuffleUKinformal
mayhem
pandemonium
ruckusmainlyUSinformal
rumpusinformal
to-doinformal
tumultformal
turmoil
uproar
Stupid and silly behaviour
- antics
- buffoonery
- dottiness
- dumbness
- fatuousness
- foolishness
- frivolousness
- fruit loopery
- game
- idiocy
- lark
- ludicrousness
- mindlessness
- oafishness
- obtuseness
- screwball
- stupidity
- the games (that) people playidiom
- tomfoolery
- vacuousness
madnessnoun[U](MENTAL ILLNESS)
offensive
a word formentalillness, which was used bydoctorsin the past but is nowoffensive:
Shefeltas if she wereslidinginto madness.她感觉自己像要发疯了。
Synonyms
insanity
lunacyold-fashioned
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mental illness