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 Definitions of lunacy  [ˈlu nə si]  

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Definition of 'lunacy' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'lunacy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) lunacy, madness, insaneness
obsolete terms for legal insanity

2. (noun) folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
foolish or senseless behavior


Definition of 'lunacy' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'lunacy' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: insanity; madness.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: gekheid Arabic flag Arabic: جُنون Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: лудост
Brazilian flag Brazilian: loucura Czech flag Czech: šílenství German flag German: der Wahnsinn
Danish flag Danish: sindssyge; vanvid Greek flag Greek: παράνοια, παραφροσύνη Spanish flag Spanish: locura
Estonian flag Estonian: hullumeelsus Farsi flag Farsi: جنون Finnish flag Finnish: hulluus
French flag French: folie Hebrew flag Hebrew: טֵירוּף Hindi flag Hindi: पागलपन, पागल
Croatian flag Croatian: ludost Hungarian flag Hungarian: elmebaj Indonesian flag Indonesian: kegilaan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: geðveiki Italian flag Italian: follia Japanese flag Japanese: 狂気
Korean flag Korean: 광기, 정신 이상 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pamišimas, beprotybė Latvian flag Latvian: vājprāts; liela muļķība
Malay flag Malay: kerja gila Dutch flag Dutch: krankzinnigheid Norwegian flag Norwegian: sinnssykdom, galskap
Polish flag Polish: obłęd Persian flag Persian: ،ديوانگى جنون Pashto flag Pashto: جنون،ليونتوب
Portuguese flag Portuguese: loucura Romanian flag Romanian: ne­bu­nie Russian flag Russian: безумие; невменяемость
Slovak flag Slovak: šialenstvo Slovenian flag Slovenian: blaznost Serbian flag Serbian: ludilo
Swedish flag Swedish: vansinne Thai flag Thai: ความวิกลจริต Turkish flag Turkish: delilik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 精神錯亂,發瘋的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: божевілля, несамовитість Urdu flag Urdu: پاگلپن
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: rồ dại Chinese flag Chinese: 疯狂,精神病

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