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noun

Madness n.

The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy.

Frenzy; ungovernable rage.

Extreme folly.

Synonyms: Insanity; distraction; derangement; craziness; lunacy; mania; frenzy; franticness; rage; aberration; alienation; monomania. See Insanity.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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