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madness

Pronunciation: /ˈmadnɪs/

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Definition of madness

noun

[mass noun]
  • the state of having a serious mental illness: in his madness he destroyed the work of years
  • extremely foolish behaviour:it is madness to allow children to roam around after dark [count noun]:the new laws are a madness
  • a state of wild or chaotic activity:at midnight it’s absolute madness in here

madness in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of madness in the US English dictionary