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Meaning of "insanity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INSANITY

insanity  [ɪnˈsænɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSANITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Insanity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INSANITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

insanity

Insanity

Insanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person becoming a danger to themselves or others, though not all such acts are considered insanity. In modern usage, insanity is most commonly encountered as an informal unscientific term denoting mental instability, or in the narrow legal context of the insanity defense. In the medical profession the term is now avoided in favor of diagnoses of specific mental disorders; the presence of delusions or hallucinations is broadly referred to as psychosis. When discussing mental illness in general terms, "psychopathology" is considered a preferred descriptor. In English, the word "sane" derives from the Latin adjective sanus meaning "healthy". The phrase "mens sana in corpore sano" is often translated to mean a "healthy mind in a healthy body". From this perspective, insanity can be considered as poor health of the mind, not necessarily of the brain as an organ, but rather refers to defective function of mental processes such as reasoning.

Definition of insanity in the English dictionary

The first definition of insanity in the dictionary is relatively permanent disorder of the mind; state or condition of being insane. Other definition of insanity is a defect of reason as a result of mental illness, such that a defendant does not know what he or she is doing or that it is wrong. Insanity is also utter folly; stupidity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSANITY


aldermanity
ˌɔːldəˈmænɪtɪ
Christianity
ˌkrɪstɪˈænɪtɪ
churchianity
ˌtʃɜːtʃɪˈænɪtɪ
community
kəˈmjuːnɪtɪ
gigmanity
ɡɪɡˈmænɪtɪ
humanity
hjuːˈmænɪtɪ
inanity
ɪˈnænɪtɪ
infinity
ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪ
inhumanity
ˌɪnhjuːˈmænɪtɪ
maternity
məˈtɜːnɪtɪ
mundanity
mʌnˈdænɪtɪ
opportunity
ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ
profanity
prəˈfænɪtɪ
sanity
ˈsænɪtɪ
satanity
səˈtænɪtɪ
superhumanity
ˌsuːpəhjuːˈmænɪtɪ
trinity
ˈtrɪnɪtɪ
unity
ˈjuːnɪtɪ
urbanity
ɜːˈbænɪtɪ
vanity
ˈvænɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSANITY

insalubrious
insalubriously
insalubrity
insalutary
insane
insanely
insaneness
insanie
insanitariness
insanitary
insanitation
insanities
insatiability
insatiable
insatiableness
insatiably
insatiate
insatiately
insatiateness
insatiety

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSANITY

affinity
amenity
crime against humanity
dignity
divinity
equal opportunity
equal-opportunity
femininity
fraternity
gated community
global community
Holy Trinity
immunity
indemnity
masculinity
modernity
obscenity
serenity
vicinity
virginity

Synonyms and antonyms of insanity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INSANITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «insanity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of insanity

Translation of «insanity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSANITY

Find out the translation of insanity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of insanity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «insanity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

精神错乱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

demencia
570 millions of speakers

English

insanity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पागलपन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجنون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безумие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

loucura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাতুলতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

folie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kegilaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wahnsinn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

狂気
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정신 이상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggegirisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chứng điên cuồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பைத்தியத்தின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेडेपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

delilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

follia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obłęd
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безумство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nebunie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραφροσύνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waansin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sinnessjukdom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sinnssykdom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of insanity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSANITY»

The term «insanity» is very widely used and occupies the 17.305 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INSANITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about insanity

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10 QUOTES WITH «INSANITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word insanity.
1
Christian Bale
I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And I like the commitment that is needed for that.
2
Ambrose Bierce
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
3
Cliff Burton
Control your life through insanity.
4
Robert Crais
There's the Hollywood sign; there's Griffith Observatory; there's the great, amazing Los Angeles Basin. It's 465 square miles of insanity and the best food on the planet.
5
Peter Criss
We're much more controlled now. We were kids back then, we each had our own demons. It was insanity.
6
Evan Daugherty
No one prepared me for the stress and insanity of a week leading up to a movie. Years and years of work come down to three days.
7
Jean Dubuffet
For me, insanity is super sanity. The normal is psychotic. Normal means lack of imagination, lack of creativity.
8
Patty Duke
Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries.
9
Bruce Feirstein
The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.
10
Jonathan Franzen
I voluntarily inflicted a certain level of insanity on myself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSANITY»

Discover the use of insanity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to insanity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Insanity: The Idea and Its Consequences
In this book, Dr. Szasz challenges the way both science and society define insanity; in the process, he helps us better understand this often misunderstood condition.
Thomas Stephen Szasz, 1987
2
Ideology and Insanity: Essays on the Psychiatric ...
This volume contains the earliest essays, going back more than thirty years, in which the author staked out his position on 'the nature, scope, methods, and values of psychiatry.'
Thomas Stephen Szasz, 1991
3
Thinking about the Insanity Defense: Answers to Frequently ...
This volume provides a clear and compelling introduction to one of the most important topics in the relation between psychology and law.
Ellsworth Fersch, Ellsworth Lapham Fersch, 2005
4
The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrected
Presents stories of persecuted Christians whose faith in Christ was not diminished by adverse circumstances, and the lessons that the author took from those stories and applied to his own beliefs about the sufficiency of God.
Nik Ripken, 2013
5
Automatism, Insanity, and the Psychology of Criminal ...
This is a book about the role that psychological impairment should play in a theory of criminal liability.
Robert F. Schopp, 1991
6
Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age ...
This text is a classic of French post-structuralist scholarship and is widely recommended on humanities courses across a variety of disciplines.
Michel Foucault, 2001
7
By Reason of Insanity
After a series of kidnappings and murders in Virginia Beach, newspaper reporter Catherine O'Rourke experiences disturbing dreams that detail each crime.
Randy Singer, 2010
8
Conducting Insanity Evaluations
The book provides research-based guidelines for interview-based assessments, psychological testing and other specialized procedures, and forensic reports and testimony.
Richard Rogers, Daniel W. Shuman, 2000
9
World Wrestling Insanity: The Decline and Fall of a Family ...
World Wrestling Insanity sets out to expose the nepotism, backwards logic, and power plays that have made World Wrestling Entertainment go round.
James Guttman, 2006
10
Economic Insanity: How Growth-driven Capitalism is Devouring ...
Terry questions, and suggests we abandon, four fundamental pillars of capitalism: endless economic growth, ever-increasing productivity, accelerating technological advances, and self-interest.
Roger Terry, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSANITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term insanity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'He is sane': James Holmes' trial showed that the insanity plea is a …
James Holmes was found guilty of first-degree murder Thursday, when a Colorado jury rejected his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. «Fusion, Jul 15»
2
With insanity plea rejected, weighty decision awaits theater shooting …
Jurors rejected his plea of insanity and will now consider whether or not to ... expressed relief at the quick rejection of Mr. Holmes' insanity plea. «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
3
Jury Rejects Insanity Defense For Theater Shooter, Who May Get …
James Holmes was found guilty of storming a midnight premier for the latest Batman movie, where he shot and killed 12 people and hurt 70 ... «NPR, Jul 15»
4
The Insanity of Mary Girard at Capital Fringe - DC Theatre Scene
In 1785, he began to complain of her “violent outbursts”; five years later, he had her committed to the insanity ward of Pennsylvania Hospital for ... «DC Theatre Scene, Jul 15»
5
Share “Admitted killer in Oklahoma found not...”
SHAWNEE — A former student at East Central University in Ada has been found not guilty of first-degree murder by reason of insanity. «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
6
Out on the Weekend: The Blog Needs a Break from the Insanity
In preparation for the upcoming election push the blog is taking a short break, unless Donald Trump does something big. But first, a bit on the ... «Esquire.com, Jul 15»
7
Subtitled Attack on Titan Trailer Is Three Minutes of Pure Insanity
This is usually the part of the article where I say something “witty” and try to set the stage for whatever I'm discussing. But I'm kind of at a loss for ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
8
Op-Ed: Why Juries Reject the Insanity Defense
The jury in the James Eagan Holmes murder case in Colorado on Thursday rejected his insanity defense, finding him guilty of first-degree ... «The National Law Journal, Jul 15»
9
ECU thrill killer found not guilty by reason of insanity - The Ada News
ECU thrill killer found not guilty by reason of insanity ... -not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity/article_54c087d8-2ce5-11e5-affb-3fc174ec7be2.html. «Theadanews, Jul 15»
10
Jury rejects killer's insanity defense - parispi.net: National
That jurors swiftly rejected Holmes' insanity defense doesn't mean they'll come to a speedy conclusion about his punishment. “They're going to ... «Paris Post Intelligencer, Jul 15»

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