Meaning & use
madness
The state of severe mental illness, or extremely foolish or wildly irrational behavior.
See it in a sentence
The character's descent into madness is the central theme of the play.
Driving in that storm would have been madness, so we waited it out.
A note on using this word
Madness is often used loosely and informally to describe reckless or chaotic behavior, not only clinical illness.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
sanity
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