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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

  1. noun A foolish act or belief, especially one with serious or costly consequences.
  2. noun An elaborate, purely decorative building constructed for visual effect rather than practical use.

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.

Related German words