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Plural for the state of having a serious mental illness
“There are, and ever will be, in our midst, individuals who disarrange history by their actions in a moment of madness.”
Plural for extremely foolish behavior exhibiting a lack of good sense
“The pope, however, told him to his face, that it was pure madness to imagine that Urbino would pay more money.”
Plural for frivolous or lighthearted behavior
“Comedy Central was rerunning Jon Stewart's Daily Show from the previous night, and he got caught up in a half-hour of lighthearted madness.”
Plural for a state of wild or chaotic activity
“There was madness in the streets and chaos in the stands.”
Plural for behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion
“The ocean roared as though with unbridled madness, and its waves ran mountain high, throwing their spray far into the sky and forming a majestic, yet fearful, sight.”
Plural for devotion and enthusiasm for something, often to extremes
“Partisan madness and selfish ambition have come to be the ruling motives in public life.”
Plural for a feeling of great displeasure or anger
“They raged with madness, incensed at what they had just witnessed.”
Plural for spoken or written words that are absurd or meaningless
Plural for an extreme agitation of the mind
Plural for an unreasoning love for or sexual attraction to
Plural for a feeling of intense happiness
Plural for the state or quality of being fanatical or extreme in one's ideas or actions
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