(of insanity)
51insanity — n. Derangement, lunacy, craziness, dementia, mania, madness, delirium, aberration of mind, alienation of mind, loss of reason …
52insanity — n 1. lunacy, derangement, madness, Psychiatry. dementia, dementedness, insaneness; distraction, disorientation, unbalance, unsoundness; mental illness, loss of reason, unsound mind, diseased mind; craziness, Sl. kookiness, Inf. nuttiness,… …
53insanity — in·san·i·ty …
54insanity — n. a degree of mental illness such that the affected individual is not responsible for his actions or is not capable of entering into a legal contract. The term is a legal rather than a medical one …
55insanity — [ɪnˈsænəti] noun [U] 1) very severe mental illness 2) informal very stupid or crazy behaviour …
56insanity — in•san•i•ty [[t]ɪnˈsæn ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) psi (not in technical use) the condition of being insane; mental illness or disorder 2) law Law. such unsoundness of mind as affects legal responsibility or capacity 3) extreme folly; senselessness; …
57insanity — /ɪnˈsænəti/ (say in sanuhtee) noun (plural insanities) 1. the condition of being insane; more or less permanent derangement of one or more psychical functions, due to disease of the mind. 2. Law such unsoundness of mind as affects legal… …
58insanity — An unsound, deranged, delirious, or distracted condition of mind. Manley v Staples, 62 Vt 153, 19 A 983. A condition of mind so impaired in function, or so deranged, as to induce a deviation from normal conduct in the person so afflicted. 29 Am J …
59insanity — noun relatively permanent disorder of the mind (Freq. 1) • Ant: ↑sanity • Derivationally related forms: ↑insane • Hypernyms: ↑mental illness, ↑mental disease, ↑psychopathy …
60Settled insanity — is defined as a permanent or settled condition caused by long term substance abuse and differs from the temporary state of intoxication. In some United States jurisdictions settled insanity can be used as a basis for an insanity defense, even… …
