English Explanatory Dictionary

lunacy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The state of being mad, insanity
A cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases.
Insanity implying legal irresponsibility.
Something deeply misguided.

Pronunciation

/ˈluː.nə.si/ /ˈljuː.nə.si/ en-us-lunacy.ogg en-au-lunacy.ogg

Word forms

lunacy lunacies

Etymology

From lunatic + -cy.

Synonyms

Derived words

balloonacy commission of lunacy

Translations

Bulgarian: лудост Chinese Mandarin: 精神病 Chinese Mandarin: 神經病 /神经病 Danish: galskab Dutch: gekheid Dutch: krankzinnigheid Dutch: waanzin Finnish: hulluus French: folie German: Verrücktheit German: Wahnsinn Irish: gealtachas Italian: pazzia Manx: ard-ommidjys Marathi: वेड Norwegian: galskap Old English: mōnaþsēocnes Plautdietsch: Wonsenn Polish: obłęd Polish: niepoczytalność Russian: безу́мие Russian: невменя́емость Russian: помеша́тельство Russian: сумасше́ствие Russian: умопомеша́тельство Spanish: locura Spanish: lunatismo Turkish: cinnet Turkish: çılgınlık Turkish: delilik Ottoman Turkish: جنت Ottoman Turkish: مجنونلق

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