lunacy
The state of being mad, insanityThe state of being mad, insanity: A cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases.
» This is lunacy.
Це божевілля.
Meaning
3 sensesThe state of being mad, insanity
(countable, uncountable)A cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases.
Verrücktheit, Wahnsinn
безу́миеbezúmije, невменя́емостьnevmenjájemostʹ, помеша́тельствоpomešátelʹstvo
(countable, uncountable)Insanity implying legal irresponsibility.
obsolete terms for legal insanity
(countable, uncountable)Something deeply misguided.
Examples
7 sentencesThis is lunacy.
Це божевілля.
It's sheer lunacy to try that.
deEs zu versuchen, ist schier verrückt.
It is little short of lunacy to try it.
deEs zu versuchen, ist schier verrückt.
The thought that robots might take over the world is lunacy.
deDie Vorstellung, dass Roboter die Weltherrschaft an sich reißen könnten, ist Aberwitz.
Is it a form of lunacy to believe that the moon landings were fake?
Translations
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Origin
From lun(atic) + -acy.From lun(atic) + -acy.
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Forms
plural: lunaciesSynonyms
9 synonyms- obsolete terms for legal insanity:madnessinsaneness
- foolish or senseless behavior:follyfoolerytomfoolerycrazinessindulgence
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable