Verrücktheit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- folly noun A foolish act or belief, especially one with serious or costly consequences.
- 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.
- whim noun A sudden, playful, or impulsive idea or desire, with little or no real reason behind it.
Senses
Verrücktheit is used for these senses in English:
- folly Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
- folly Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
- lunacy (of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity
- madness The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
- whim A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
folly — full definition
- noun A foolish act or belief, especially one with serious or costly consequences.
- noun An elaborate, purely decorative building constructed for visual effect rather than practical use.
lunacy — full definition
- noun Madness or insanity, especially of a kind once believed to come and go with the phases of the moon.
- noun Something reckless or deeply misguided, without necessarily involving actual mental illness.
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