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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyōki
"戦争は人間の狂気を示している。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being mentally ill, insane, or deranged.
"He slowly descended into madness after the tragic loss of his family." - 2
Extreme foolishness, recklessness, or wildly chaotic behavior.
"Trying to finish this massive project in a single day is sheer madness."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'mad' (from Proto-Germanic *gamaidaz, meaning changed, crippled, or foolish) combined with the nominal suffix '-ness'. Historically, it evolved from referring to physical or mental infirmity and foolishness into a term denoting severe psychiatric derangement and extreme irrationality.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Madness"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Madness" is said worldwide
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folie
Transliteration: fo-lee
"Cette idée relève de la pure folie."
Wahnsinn
Transliteration: vahn-zin
"Es grenzt an Wahnsinn, das ohne Vorbereitung zu tun."
follia
Transliteration: fol-li-a
"Quella decisione è stata una vera follia."
locura
Transliteration: lo-ku-ra
"Conducir a esa velocidad es una locura."
loucura
Transliteration: lo-ku-ra
"A carga de trabalho desta semana é pura loucura."
पागलपन
Transliteration: pagalpan
"बिना सोचे-समझे ऐसा करना पागलपन है।"
疯狂
Transliteration: fēng kuáng
"节假日前夕的交通简直是一场疯狂。"
광기
Transliteration: gwang-gi
"그의 눈빛에서 광기가 느껴졌다."
狂気
Transliteration: kyōki
"戦争は人間の狂気を示している。"
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