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madness

mad·ness

UK/ˈmad.nəs/ US/ˈmæd.nəs/ common

noun

1.
2.

an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

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3.

a feeling of intense anger

  • “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”
  • “his face turned red with rage”
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Origin

From Middle English madnes, madnesse; equivalent to mad + -ness.

Phrases

  • canine madness
  • gluten-free madness
  • March Madness
  • method in the madness
  • method to one's madness
  • midsummer madness
  • moon madness
  • mulga madness

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