He suffered a series of tragedies that nearly drove him to madness.
Her friends told her the idea was pure/sheer madness, but she went through with it anyway.
It was the height of madness for him to drive at such high speeds!
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mad|ness — «MAD nihs», noun. 1. the fact or condition of being crazy; insane condition; loss of one s mind: »Great wits are sure to madness near allied (John Dryden). SYNONYM(S): insanity. 2. great anger; rage; fury: »In his madness he kicked the fence post … Useful english dictionary
horn´-mad´ness — horn mad «HRN MAD», adjective. Archaic. 1. enraged enough to gore, as a bull: »Sure, my master is horn mad (Shakespeare). 2. raging mad; furious. –horn´ mad´ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
mad — an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·i·mad·vert; heb·do·mad; he·mad; mad·a·gas·car; mad·a·gas·car·i·an; mad·a·pol·lam; mad; mad·a·ro·sis; mad·a·rot·ic; mad·den; mad·ding; mad·dish; mad·dle; mad·dox; mad·e·fac·tion; mad·e·leine; mad·hya·mi·ka; mad·id; mad·i·son; … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
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rab´id|ness — rab|id «RAB ihd», adjective. 1. unreasonably extreme; fanatical; violent: »The rebels are rabid idealists. SYNONYM(S): impassioned. 2. furious; raging: »He was rabid with anger. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
aw´ful|ness — aw|ful « fuhl», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. causing fear; dreadful; terrible: »An awful storm with thunder and lightning came up. SYNONYM(S): fearful. 2. Informal. very bad, great, ugly, or otherwise unusual: »He is an awful nuisance. His room… … Useful english dictionary
daft´ness — daft «daft, dahft», adjective. 1. without sense or reason; silly; foolish; stupid: »Go out in this rain? You must be daft. 2. crazy; insane; mad: »to go daft … Useful english dictionary
de|ment´ed|ness — de|ment|ed «dih MEHN tihd», adjective. mentally ill; insane; crazy: »an act of demented folly. SYNONYM(S): mad, crazed. –de|ment´ed|ly, adverb. –de|ment´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
fran´tic|ness — fran|tic «FRAN tihk», adjective. 1. very much excited; wild with rage, fear, pain, grief, etc.: »frantic with anxiety. The trapped animal made frantic efforts to escape. For frantic boast and foolish word Thy mercy on thy people Lord (Rudyard… … Useful english dictionary
