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1. (n.) lunacy
insanity; mental disorder.
2. lunacy
intermittent insanity, formerly believed to be related to phases of the moon.
3. lunacy
extreme foolishness or an instance of it:
The decision to resign was sheer lunacy.
4. lunacy
Law. unsoundness of mind sufficient to incapacitate one for legal transactions.
Etymology: (1535–45; lun (atic ) + -acy)
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| Definition of 'lunacy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) lunacy, madness, insaneness
obsolete terms for legal insanity
2. (noun) folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
foolish or senseless behavior
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1. (noun) lunacy
insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which is broken by intervals of reason, -- formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of the moon; any form of unsoundness of mind, except idiocy; mental derangement or alienation
2. (noun) lunacy
a morbid suspension of good sense or judgment, as through fanaticism
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Sense: insanity; madness.
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 Afrikaans: gekheid |
 Arabic: جُنون |
 Bulgarian: лудост |
 Brazilian: loucura |
 Czech: šílenství |
 German: der Wahnsinn |
 Danish: sindssyge; vanvid |
 Greek: παράνοια, παραφροσύνη |
 Spanish: locura |
 Estonian: hullumeelsus |
 Farsi: جنون |
 Finnish: hulluus |
 French: folie |
 Hebrew: טֵירוּף |
 Hindi: पागलपन, पागल |
 Croatian: ludost |
 Hungarian: elmebaj |
 Indonesian: kegilaan |
 Icelandic: geðveiki |
 Italian: follia |
 Japanese: 狂気 |
 Korean: 광기, 정신 이상 |
 Lithuanian: pamišimas, beprotybė |
 Latvian: vājprāts; liela muļķība |
 Malay: kerja gila |
 Dutch: krankzinnigheid |
 Norwegian: sinnssykdom, galskap |
 Polish: obłęd |
 Persian: ،ديوانگى جنون |
 Pashto: جنون،ليونتوب |
 Portuguese: loucura |
 Romanian: nebunie |
 Russian: безумие; невменяемость |
 Slovak: šialenstvo |
 Slovenian: blaznost |
 Serbian: ludilo |
 Swedish: vansinne |
 Thai: ความวิกลจริต |
 Turkish: delilik |
 Taiwanese: 精神錯亂，發瘋的 |
 Ukrainian: божевілля, несамовитість |
 Urdu: پاگلپن |
 Vietnamese: rồ dại |
 Chinese: 疯狂，精神病 |
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