krankzinnigheid — meaning in English

English meaning

• insanity noun Serious mental illness; the state of being of unsound mind.
• lunacy noun Madness or insanity, especially of a kind once believed to come and go with the phases of the moon.
• madness noun A state of serious mental illness; insanity.

Senses

krankzinnigheid is used for these senses in English:

• insanity The state of being insane; madness.
• lunacy (of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity
• madness The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.

insanity — full definition

1. noun Serious mental illness; the state of being of unsound mind.
2. noun Extreme foolishness or a chaotic, reckless situation.

lunacy — full definition

1. noun Madness or insanity, especially of a kind once believed to come and go with the phases of the moon.
2. noun Something reckless or deeply misguided, without necessarily involving actual mental illness.

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