insanity
Plural: insanities
Noun
- The state of being insane; extreme foolishness or madness.
- relatively permanent disorder of the mind
- The state of being insane; madness.
Examples
- The defendant pleaded insanity in the hope of getting a reduced sentence.
- The final move, a 7-letter word, seemed pure insanity but secured the win.
Origin / Etymology
A three-part word (root 'sane', prefix 'in-' meaning 'not', suffix '-ity', meaning 'the state of'). Derived from Latin precursory equivalents. Two possible candidates for construction order:
* insane + -ity: īnsānus (“unhealthy; insane”) + -itās
*: Latin īnsānus (“unsound in mind; mad, insane”), from in- + sānus (“sound, sane”). Modern forms of roots: in- + sane
* in- + sanity: in- (“lacking; without”) + sānitās (“health; sanity”)
*: Latin sānitās (“sound in mind; sane”), from sānus + -itās. Modern forms of roots: sane + -ity
Synonyms
bedlamism, brainsickness, craze, craziness, derangement, insaneness, insanity, lunacy, lune, madness, mental disorder, mental illness, unreason, unsanity
Scrabble Score: 11
insanity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordinsanity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
insanity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary