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lunacy

/ˈluː.nə.si/ noun C2
  1. A cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Insanity implying legal irresponsibility. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Something deeply misguided. (countable, uncountable)

Plural lunacies

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It's pure lunacy."
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 50 · B2
Sherlock Holmes, the well-known consulting expert, have each come to the conclusion that the grotesque series of incidents, which have ended in so tragic a fashion, arise from lunacy rather than from deliberate crime.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 83 · C1

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