lunacy

English - Turkish

Definition of lunacy in English Turkish dictionary

delilik

çılgınlık

ahmaklık

divanelik

(Tıp) Delilik, cinnet, akıl hastalığı

{i} cinnet

kaçıklık

delicesine hareket

English - English

Definition of lunacy in English English dictionary

The state of being mad, insanity

insanity implying legal irresponsability.

Something deeply misguided

mental unsoundness

{n} madness that is affected by the moon

{i} craziness, madness, insanity; fits of madness which occur intermittently; foolishness

Lunacy is severe mental illness

disapproval If you describe someone's behaviour as lunacy, you mean that it seems very strange or foolish. the lunacy of the tax system It remains lunacy to produce yet more coal to add to power stations' stockpiles

foolish or senseless behavior

obsolete terms for legal insanity

Insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which is broken by intervals of reason, formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of the moon; any form of unsoundness of mind, except idiocy; mental derangement or alienation

A morbid suspension of good sense or judgment, as through fanaticism

Related Terms

lunacies

plural of lunacy

Hyphenation

lu·na·cy

Turkish pronunciation

lunısi

Synonyms

insanity, aberration, absurdity, alienation, asininity, dementia, derangement, distraction, fatuity, folly, foolhardiness, foolishness, idiocy, imbalance, imbecility

Antonyms

saneness

Pronunciation

/ˈlo͞onəsē/ /ˈluːnəsiː/

Etymology

[ 'lü-n&-sE ] (noun.) 1541. From lunatic + -cy.