madness
pronunciation
How to pronounce madness in British English:
UK [ˈmædnəs]
How to pronounce madness in American English:
US [ˈmædnɪs]
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- Noun:
- obsolete terms for legal insanity
- an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
- a feeling of intense anger
Word Origin
- madness (n.)
- late 14c., "insanity, dementia; rash or irrational conduct," from mad (adj.) + -ness. Sense of "foolishness" is from early 15c.