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noun, plural in·san·i·ties.

the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.

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.

Psychiatry. (formerly) psychosis.

extreme foolishness; folly; senselessness; foolhardiness: Trying to drive through that traffic would be pure insanity.

a foolish or senseless action, policy, statement, etc.: We've heard decades of insanities in our political discourse.

Origin:
1580–90; < Latin insānitās. See in-³, sanity

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Insanity is always a great word to know.

So is acquittal. Does it mean:

judicial deliverance from a criminal charge on a verdict or finding of not guilty

to put an end to or suppress a nuisance; to annul a writ

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Example Sentences

Next to insanity itself, the saddest thing in the world is the way in which the public regard it.

They say that the definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing but expecting to get different results.

Fortunately, the government has understood the insanity of this.

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Next to insanity itself, the saddest thing in the world is the way in which the public regard it.

They say that the definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing but expecting to get different results.

Fortunately, the government has understood the insanity of this.

History won't be kind to this insanity of climate blame.

School spirit--Athletic furor--they are both a form of tempory insanity.

They can't listen, can't comprehend their own insanity.

Behold the uniquely human insanity of a man flying with a jet strapped to his back.

No question would seem harder to settle than the sanity or insanity of our fellows.

Her attorney has made the case de facto not guilty by reason of insanity.

Now a new chance to halt this insanity has emerged in the unlikely form of climate-change negotiations.

These were the two things that were driving me slowly down the road to insanity.

The insanity defense, rarely used, is widely misunderstood.

The official belief is that there is little or no prison-made insanity.

The act of trying to defend or rationalize what this person did is insanity.

The best way to illustrate the insanity is to compare the public and private sectors.

When considering the enormous disasters this man caused, his insanity would have meant not only six, but many more personalities.

America is generally a harsh place when it comes to criminal punishment, and the insanity defense is no exception.

And secondly that what she called the insanity of the family holiday was good for keeping politicians sane.

The further expansion of bureaucratic insanity and agenda into science.

Someone had said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

The unfortunate farmers who encounter the bizarre hue fall prey to insanity and untimely death.

The birth rate is not the problem, it's the insanity of not allowing anyone to die that is the real problem.

Only the insanity of repeating the same experiment that kills too many pedestrians every year.

Thom and the right wing prevailed in their insanity and the country is now paying the piper.

It has been said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Being able to hold diametrically opposed views simultaneously is either a sign of genius or insanity.

With research their stupidity will show you there is a method to their insanity.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results carebearstare.

Hayes fakes insanity in order to transfer to a mental hospital, only to find that the hospital is much worse than prison.

After all, it's the proverbial definition of insanity to repeat actions but expect different results.

One key aspect of that insanity is reading way too much into every nuance of every text.

Plus, she'll really get the whole sports insanity and will make sure those coaches keep their million dollar plus salaries.

Most courts, for example, accept a claim of insanity as a defence in certain criminal cases.

Pure insanity as history will call this modern day witch burning.

If you don't have one, prepare to be frustrated to the point of insanity by the awful text-entry interface.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results elsie.

Any regular traveler would let him off with a temporary insanity defense.

Start in the deepest level, hop to the next when you're done, and expect all sorts of insanity along the way.

It might not be a medication that has to do with sanity or insanity.

The insanity plea is usually limited to those who can prove that they could not distinguish or choose due to a mental disorder.

Stunning examples of man's insanity are also on display in addition to exquisite craftsmanship.

The insanity begins with converting one system to the other”.

He's got the crimefighting to drive the plot, and the insanity to offer a cool twist.

But, then, it throws enough insanity on top to remove its credibility for rational people.

The only thing that might save him from insanity is you.

Apologies for the insanity that ensued there for a while.

Drying out is bad, and complete insanity is not uncommon.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results neutralname.

Only religion and insanity chooses to discard fact to preserve theory.

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World English Dictionary

insanity (ɪnˈsænɪtɪ)

—n , pl -ties
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

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Word Origin & History

insanity

1580s, from L. insanitatem "unhealthfulness," noun of quality from insanus (see insane).

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Medical Dictionary

insanity in·san·i·ty (ĭn-sān'ĭ-tē)
n.

Persistent mental disorder or derangement.
Unsoundness of mind sufficient in the judgment of a civil court to render a person unfit to maintain a contractual or other legal relationship or to warrant commitment to a mental health facility.
In most criminal jurisdictions, a degree of mental malfunctioning considered to be sufficient to relieve the accused of legal responsibility for the act committed.

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