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madness

/ˈmæd.nəs/ noun B2
  1. The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease. (uncountable)
  2. The state of being angry. (uncountable)
  3. Rash folly. (uncountable)

Plural madnesses

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You had better see him, for his madness is amusing.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 129 · C1
“Ah, this one is not like the other, and his madness is less affecting than this one’s display of reason.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 133 · C1
Even the tiger runs and hides when little Tabaqui goes mad, for madness is the most disgraceful thing that can overtake a wild creature.
The Jungle Book, p. 1 · B2
We call it hydrophobia, but they call it dewanee--the madness--and run.
The Jungle Book, p. 1 · B2

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