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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinsanidade
Pronunciation / Transliteration: insanidade
"O projeto foi abandonado por pura insanidade financeira."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.
"He was found not guilty by reason of insanity." - 2
Extreme foolishness or irrationality.
"It is sheer insanity to drive in this weather without snow tires."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century: from Latin insanitas, from insanus 'unsound in mind'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Insanity" is said worldwide
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démence
Transliteration: démence
"Il a plaidé la folie lors du procès."
Wahnsinn
Transliteration: Wahnsinn
"Es grenzt an Wahnsinn, das zu glauben."
follia
Transliteration: follia
"Quella decisione è pura follia."
locura
Transliteration: locura
"Conducir sin frenos es una locura total."
insanidade
Transliteration: insanidade
"O projeto foi abandonado por pura insanidade financeira."
पागलपन
Transliteration: pagalpan
"इस तरह से गाड़ी चलाना पागलपन है।"
疯狂
Transliteration: fēngkuáng
"他的行为简直是疯狂。"
광기
Transliteration: gwang-gi
"그의 행동에서는 광기가 느껴졌다."
狂気
Transliteration: kyōki
"彼の行動には狂気が潜んでいた。"
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