madness

• اسم يدل على حالة المرض العقلي أو الجنون، وكذلك على الحماقة الشديدة أو التصرف الطائش، وعلى حالة الغضب الشديد أو الهياج الجامح؛ كما يستخدم تاريخيًا للإشارة إلى الجنون القانوني وإلى داء الكلب، وهو مرض فيروسي حاد يصيب الجهاز العصبي.

A noun referring to a state of being mentally ill or extremely foolish, or to a condition of intense anger or unrestrained excitement; also an obsolete term for legal insanity and an acute viral disease of the nervous system (rabies).

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1. Legal InsanityC2formallegal

   A historical term for a state of mental illness that legally exempts a person from responsibility for their actions.

   عدم المسؤولية الجنائية

   • The defendant was found not guilty by reason of madness.
   • In old legal texts, madness was a recognized defense.
   • The court debated the definition of madness in the case.

   المرادفاتdementiainsanitylunacy

2. RabiesB2formalmedical

   An acute viral disease affecting the nervous system of warm-blooded animals, typically transmitted through the bite of an infected animal, and fatal if untreated.

   داء الكَلَب

   • The dog was diagnosed with madness and had to be quarantined.
   • Vaccination campaigns have reduced the incidence of madness in wildlife.
   • Symptoms of madness include aggression and paralysis.

   المرادفاتhydrophobiarabies

3. Intense AngerB1informal

   A feeling of extreme fury or rage.

   جنون الغضب

   • He was filled with madness after the betrayal.
   • Her madness at the injustice was palpable.
   • The crowd's madness turned into a riot.

   المرادفاتfrenzyfuryireoutrageragewrath

   الأضدادcalmnesscomposurepeaceserenity

4. FoolishnessB2informal

   The quality of being rash, reckless, or lacking good judgment.

   الحماقة

   • It was sheer madness to drive in that blizzard.
   • His decision to quit his job without a plan was madness.
   • The plan was dismissed as madness by the committee.

   المرادفاتabsurditycrazinessfollyfoolishnessimprudenceinsanitylunacyrashnessrecklessness

   الأضدادcautionjudgmentprudencesanitywisdom

5. Unrestrained ExcitementB2informal

   A state of wild enthusiasm or excitement that is not controlled.

   جنون الحماس

   • The fans were in a state of madness after the winning goal.
   • There was madness in the air during the carnival.
   • The concert ended in a frenzy of madness.

   المرادفاتcrazedeliriumfrenzyfurorhysteriamaniawildness

   الأضدادcalmnesscomposureserenitysobrietytranquility