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lunacy

[ loo-nuh-see ]

noun

plural lunacies.
  1. insanity; mental disorder.

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  2. intermittent insanity, formerly believed to be related to phases of the moon.

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  3. extreme foolishness or an instance of it:

    Her decision to resign was sheer lunacy.

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  4. unsoundness of mind sufficient to incapacitate one for civil transactions: a former legal term.


lunacy

/ ˈ±ô³Ü˲ÔÉ™²õɪ /

noun

  1. (formerly) any severe mental illness
  2. foolishness or a foolish act
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lunacy1

First recorded in 1535–45; lun(atic) + -acy
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The Wall Street Journal lambasted the lunacy of it.

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Letting Musk end them on the say-so of an anonymous tweeter is lunacy.

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Maybe that’s exactly what it is, for Mel Gibson has certainly added his own brand of lunacy to explaining our current political climate.

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Yes, much of it was the standard lunacy about showerheads and whales and windmills.

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It was lunacy, attempted larceny, an attack on democracy.

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