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Thesaurus entry: lunacy
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lunacy
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noun
1.
originality demands a degree of lunacy
synonyms
: insanity, madness, mental illness, dementia, mania, psychosis;
informal
craziness.
antonym:
sanity.
2.
the lunacy of gambling
synonyms
: folly, foolishness, stupidity, silliness, idiocy, madness, recklessness, foolhardiness, imprudence, irresponsibility;
informal
craziness.
antonyms:
sense, prudence.
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
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Article: REPETITION DRAINS `LUNACY' OF THE POWER TO SHOCK
The Boston Globe;
September 8, 2006 ;
656 words
..."Lunacy" opens with the legendary Czech animator ... philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. Life in "Lunacy" is nasty, brutish, and prolonged. The ... Alice," you know what to expect, but "Lunacy" is, if anything, even darker. It ...
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