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Word: Insanity
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin insanitas, from insanus (see insane)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈsanɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the state of being seriously mentally ill; madness
Short Definition:state of being seriously mentally ill
Examples:- he suffered from bouts of insanity
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