It is no use trying to separate the sheep from the goats while in a state of madness.
Source: tatoeba (18963)
Madness
/ˈmæd.nəs/
Synonyms for "madness" (273 found)
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Closest matches (55)
abandonaberrationabnormalityacute articular rheumatismafrican lethargyaguealienationalkali diseaseamebiasisamebic dysenteryanthraxasiatic choleraasininitybacillary dysenterybastard measlesbattinessblack deathblack feverblackwater feverbrain damage
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brainlessnessbrainsicknessbreakbone feverbrucellosisbubonic plaguebuffoonerycachectic fevercerebral rheumatismchagres feverchicken poxcholeraclouded mindclownishnesscowpoxcrackpottednesscrankinesscrazecrazinessdaffinessdaftnessdandy feverdeer fly feverdeliriumdementednessdementiadenguedengue feverderangementdesipience
Strong matches (82)
diphtheriadisorientationdistractiondumdum feverdysenteryeccentricityecstasyelephantiasisencephalitis lethargicaenteric fevererysipelaseuphoriafamine feverfanaticismfatuityfatuousnessfire and furyfive-day feverflufolie
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follyfooleryfoolheadednessfoolishnessframbesiafrenzyfrivolityfrivolousnessfurorfurorefuryfutilitygerman measlesgiddinessglandular fevergoofinessgrippehansenosishaverhill feverhepatitisherpesherpes simplexherpes zosterhistoplasmosishookwormhydrophobiahysteriaidiocyillogicillogicalityillogicalnessimbecilityimpracticalityinanityineptitudeinfantile paralysisinfectious mononucleosisinflammatory rheumatisminfluenzainsanenessinsanityintoxicationirrationalityjail feverjungle rotkala azarkissing diseaselepraleprosyleptospirosisloa loaloaiasislockjawloss of mind
Related words (136)
loss of reasonlunacymalariamalarial fevermaniamarsh fevermeaslesmeningitismental deficiencymental derangementmental diseasemental disordermental disturbancemental illnessmental instabilitymental sicknessmilzbrandmind overthrownmindlessnessmindsickness
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mumpsniaiserienonsensenugacitynuttinessoddnessorgasmorgyornithosisosteomyelitisparatyphoid feverparotitisparrot feverpassionpertussispixilationpneumoniapointlessnesspoliopoliomyelitispolyarthritis rheumatismponospossessionpreposterousnesspsittacosispsychopathypsychosisqueernessrabbit feverrabidnessrabiesragerapturerat-bite feverravishmentreasonlessnessrelapsing feverrheumatic feverrickettsialpoxridiculousnessringwormrubellarubeolasappinessscarlatinascarlet feverschistosomiasisscrewinesssenselessnessseptic sore throatshattered mindshinglessick mindsicknesssillinesssleeping sicknesssleepy sicknesssmallpoxsnail feversplenic feverspotted feverstrangenessstrep throatstupidityswamp fevertearing passiontetanusthoughtlessnessthrushtineatowering ragetransporttrench fevertrench mouthtriflingnesstrivialitytuberculosistularemiatyphoidtyphoid fevertyphustyphus feverunbalanceunbalanced mindundulant feverunsanenessunsound mindunsoundnessunsoundness of mindvacciniavaricellavariolavenereal diseaseviral dysenterywackinessweirdnesswhooping coughwitlessnessyawsyellow feveryellow jackzaninesszanyismzonazoster
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16 entriesangercholerconceptual constructcriminal law doctrinecultural conceptebullienceenthusiasmexuberanceinsanityirelegal conceptmental disorderpsychiatric conditionstupidityzoonosiszoonotic disease
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriescultural constructhistorical conceptinsanity defenseinstitutionalization of madnessloss of reasonmental disorder
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
It's the height of madness to say so.
Source: tatoeba (41589)
The time has come for mankind to put an end to the madness and immorality of the arms race.
Source: tatoeba (237810)
Genius and madness are but a hairbreadth away from each other.
Source: tatoeba (278960)
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