亚洲网紅露点

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insanity

[ in-san-i-tee ]

noun

plural insanities.
  1. (not in technical use as a medical diagnosis) the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. Law. such unsoundness of mind as frees one from legal responsibility, as for committing a crime, or as signals one's lack of legal capacity, as for entering into a contractual agreement.
  3. Psychiatry. (formerly) psychosis.
    1. extreme foolishness:

      Trying to drive through that traffic would be pure insanity.

    2. a foolish or senseless action, policy, statement, etc.:

      We've heard decades of insanities in our political discourse.



insanity

/ 瑟苍藞蝉忙苍瑟迟瑟 /

noun

  1. relatively permanent disorder of the mind; state or condition of being insane
  2. law a defect of reason as a result of mental illness, such that a defendant does not know what he or she is doing or that it is wrong
  3. utter folly; stupidity
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of insanity1

First recorded in 1580鈥90; from Latin 颈苍蝉腻苍颈迟腻迟-, stem of 颈苍蝉腻苍颈迟腻蝉 鈥渦nsoundness of mind, insanity鈥; in- 3, sanity
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I think the Dodgers meeting the president only helped to normalize the insanity.

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He lets the viewer take in the strange horror onscreen and the full insanity of it, at the same pace anyone would.

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That remains the best explanation I鈥檝e heard yet for the pile of steaming insanity that currently inhabits the Oval Office.

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In a 2024 campaign video, Trump declared that "We are going to get this anti-American insanity out of our institutions once and for all. We are going to have real education in America."

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In the context of the story, the narrator is describing his descent into insanity after beholding the most grotesque, ungodly beast in existence.

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