Definition of insanity Insanity
/ɪnsæˈnʌti/ - [insanutee] - in•san•i•ty
We found 5 definitions of insanity from 4 different sources.
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What does insanity mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: insanities |
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| insanity - relatively permanent disorder of the mind | ||
| saneness, sanity normal or sound powers of mind | ||
| mental disease, mental illness, psychopathy any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention | ||
| insaneness, lunacy, madness obsolete terms for legal insanity | ||
| dementedness, dementia mental deterioration of organic or functional origin | ||
| irrationality, unreason the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding | ||
| mental unsoundness, derangement, unbalance a state of mental disturbance and disorientation | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- insanity (n.)
The state of being insane; unsoundness or derangement of mind; madness; lunacy. - insanity (n.)
Such a mental condition, as, either from the existence of delusions, or from incapacity to distinguish between right and wrong, with regard to any matter under action, does away with individual responsibility.
Part of speech
🔤- insanity, noun, singular of insanities.
