1
as in insanity
a foolish act or idea
you want to sneak into the building after the alarm is set—what lunacy!
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as in dementia
a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life
the judge ruled that the lunacy of the accused made him incompetent to stand trial
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as in madness
lack of good sense or judgment
was it desperation or lunacy that caused him to quit his job and move to California without any plan for what to do when he got there?
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Recent Examples of lunacy
This tribute to the ill-fitting celebrity guest spots on sitcoms of yore rises to incredible heights of lunacy and requires not a lick of prior knowledge about Little Richard to pull laughs from viewers.
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Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
Rudolph hopes that the time is finally right for audiences to appreciate the film’s lunacy and vision of an America whose values have gone completely out of whack.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
Like Spann, my perception is that the volume of lunacy and hostility was greater than usual.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
But legitimate criticism has often been lost in spiteful lunacy.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
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Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
Rudolph hopes that the time is finally right for audiences to appreciate the film’s lunacy and vision of an America whose values have gone completely out of whack.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
Like Spann, my perception is that the volume of lunacy and hostility was greater than usual.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
But legitimate criticism has often been lost in spiteful lunacy.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for lunacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunacy
Noun
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This insanity aside, allowing states to override federal enforcement priorities guarantees that the federal government will have to release or fail to arrest serious criminals to make way for peaceful people targeted by states with aggressive attorneys general.—
David J Bier,
Orange County Register,
19 Jan. 2025
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Toward the end of his frenetic set, though, DaBaby doubled down on the insanity.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2025
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With 80% of dementia cases projected to be in the Global South by 2050, international collaboration remains crucial.—
Tarun Galagali,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s triumphant L.A. debut coincides with forthcoming doc about his dementia Nightclub drag shows will always hold a special place in Delta’s heart.—
Candace Hansen,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Amid the madness and tension of the most recent presidential-election campaign, a wild form of clickbait video started flying around the political internet.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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That includes hunting and other kinds of macho madness that Blake rebels against, a divide that never really got healed and a father/son bond that was completely broken when Grady simply disappeared.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2025
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Also deeply familiar is the tabloid hysteria, which has since become our universal ALL-CAPS way of communicating.—
Glynnis MacNicol,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2025
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Ellen is a more passive counterpart to Thomasin, the teenage heroine played by fellow big-eyed blonde Anya Taylor-Joy in The Witch, in that she’s also been pathologized by the strictures of her era, her psychic sensitivities interpreted by those around her as signs of hysteria or mental illness.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
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One banking outage: how US paychecks could be affected The absurdity of the situation struck a chord with Reddit users, who responded with both concern and comedy.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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These dispatches were quick flashes of absurdity, many of them lasting just a bit more than a minute.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2025
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The simplicity of the dish hits the target on the bullseye.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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The list includes books that emphasize simplicity, adaptability, and skill-building (and have a similar vibe to Nosrat’s book).—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Lunacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunacy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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