n. Function: noun
1 grave disorder of mind that impairs one's capacity to function safely or normally in society FF1C; his insanity required confinement in a mental institution FF1E;
Synonyms: aberration, alienation, derangement, distraction, insaneness, lunacy, madness, psychopathy, unbalance
Related Words: acromania; delirium, frenzy, hysteria; delusion, hallucination, illusion; irrationality, unreasonableness; dotage
Contrasted Words: judiciousness, sageness, sensibility, wiseness; rationality, reasonableness; healthiness, soundness, wholesomeness
Antonyms: saneness, sanity
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Synonyms: FOOLISHNESS , absurdity, craziness, dottiness, folly, inanity, preposterousness, senselessness, silliness, witlessness
Related Words: asininity, fatuousness, stupidity; impracticality