Synonyms for lunacy

Grammar : Noun

Spell : loo-nuh-see

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlu nə si

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Définition of lunacy

Origin : 1540s, "condition of being a lunatic," formed in English from lunatic + -cy. Originally in reference to intermittent periods of insanity, such as were believed to be triggered by the moon's cycle. The Old English equivalent was monaðseocnes "month-sickness."

noun craziness, madness

Example sentences :

Here proof of the lunacy of the maiden aunt would be sufficient.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various

But in his red eyes the flame of lunacy was slowly mounting.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

Does not lunacy strike you, Bertie, as being a very eerie thing?
Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro

It was folly, it was lunacy; but he could not resist it, for he dared not be alone.
Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine

I used to be one of his staunchest supporters, but I draw the line at lunacy.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

Smith isn't a hard man at all, but he had room in his brain only for that one idea of lunacy.
Extract from : « Amy Foster » by Joseph Conrad

He knew he must not speak of love; such proffer to her would be lunacy.
Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day

It was a degree of lunacy which she could neither understand nor appreciate.
Extract from : « Make or Break » by Oliver Optic

Yes, sir; he has betrayed unmistakable evidences of lunacy of late.
Extract from : « The Youth of Jefferson » by J. E. Cooke.

As late as Bossuet's time, lunacy was thought to be the work of demons.
Extract from : « Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing » by George Barton Cutten

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