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madness

UK
/ˈmædnəs/
US
/ˈmædnəs/

Translations

madnessnoun
madnesses
pl
folieAu sens d'irrationalité ou d'acte insensé.
Investing all his savings in a single stock was sheer madness.
Investir toutes ses économies dans une seule action était une pure folie.
démenceAu sens de trouble mental grave.
The character's madness was portrayed with great intensity in the play.
La démence du personnage a été dépeinte avec une grande intensité dans la pièce.
Additional translations
folieAu sens d'agitation intense ou de chaos.
Synonyms
derangement
craziness
unreasonableness
absurdity
insanity
lunacy
frenzy
delirium
hysteria
mania
Antonyms
sanity
calmness
madnessinterjection
UK
/ˈmædnəs/
US
/ˈmædnəs/
Used as an exclamation to convey disbelief, disagreement, or disapproval.
N'importe quoi !Pour exprimer un vif désaccord, de l'incrédulité ou une forte désapprobation.
Madness! You can't expect us to finish by tomorrow.
N'importe quoi ! Vous ne pouvez pas nous demander de terminer d'ici demain.
Synonyms
That's madness!
Unbelievable!
Crazy!
Insane!
Outrageous!
Preposterous!
Absurd!
Ridiculous!
Nonsense!

Definitions

madnessnoun
A state of severe mental illness or derangement.
The character's madness was portrayed with great intensity in the play.
Extreme foolishness or irrationality.
Investing all his savings in a single stock was sheer madness.
A state of frenzied or chaotic activity.
The madness of the holiday shopping season was overwhelming.
madnessinterjection
Used to express strong disagreement, disbelief, or disapproval.
Madness! You can't expect us to finish by tomorrow.
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