Frenzy and mania are forms of raving and furious insanity. Monomania is mental derangement as to one subject or object. Hallucination is the apparent perception of that which does not exist or is not present to the senses, as the seeing of specters or of reptiles in delirium tremens. Aberration is eccentricity of mental action due to an abnormal state of the perceptive faculties, and is manifested by error in perceptions and rambling thought. Dementia is a general weakening of the mental powers: the word is specifically applied to senile insanity, dotage. Delirium is always temporary, and is specifically the insanity of disease, as in acute fevers. Derangement is a common euphemism for insanity. In the derived sense, lunacy denotes what is insanely foolish, madness what is insanely desperate.
Madness is the old popular term, now less common, for insanity in its widest sense, but with suggestion of excitement, akin to mania. Lunacy originally denoted intermittent insanity, supposed to be dependent on the changes of the moon (Latin luna): the term is now applied in general and legal use to any form of mental unsoundness except idiocy.
Craziness is a vague popular term for any sort of disordered mental action, or for conduct suggesting it. Send us feedback.Of these terms insanity is the most exact and comprehensive, including in its widest sense all morbid conditions of mind due to diseased action of the brain or nervous system, but in its more frequent restricted use applied to those forms in which the mental disorder is persistent, as distinguished from those in which it is temporary or transient. These 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. Hagerty, WSJ, As the lead thug, Rossi dials up the sadistic lunacy without generating a trace of menace.
Siri Hustvedt, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 In the basement of Baltimore’s Sinai Hospital, Michel Mirowski and Morton Mower began working in the late 1960s on a project that struck some of their colleagues as lunacy. Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 4 July 2022 Arizona is a reliable punching bag for late-night hosts looking to illustrate the lunacy going on in the country.īill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2022 From the late 19th and well into the 20th century, a host of conditions, which included lunacy but also feeblemindedness, epilepsy and pauperism, were believed to be caused by an inborn hereditary taint impervious to any and all treatment. 2022 But Kraje even charms while observing from afar, delighting in the lunacy of others while perched on the crescent moon in the glowing woodland set of scenic designer Anastasia Rurikov Simes. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, In this action adventure, the apotheosis of his career thus far, cheerful idiocy occasionally rises to the level of delectable lunacy. 2022 But the screwball antics work with credit to Playhouse director David Arisco, who finds the balance between Ludwig’s lunacy and Christie’s suspense. Recent Examples on the Web Carrey reminds us why his '60s-film-villain lunacy is the best thing to ever happen to the Dr.
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