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/ɪnˈsænɪti/
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ɪnˈsænɪti
Pronunciation notes
- US
Noun
The state of being insane; madness.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
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The defendant pleaded insanity in the hope of getting a reduced sentence.
More examples (1)
But the bed-side of Lady Marchmont had a darker lesson than the grave, the ravings of insanity revealed the fiery world of that beating and passionate heart. Ethel could only feel too fearful, too humbled, for judgment; but she wept, even while she prayed, beside her early friend.
Noun
relatively permanent disorder of the mind
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