MAD'NESS, n. from mad. Distraction a state of disordered reason or intellect, in which the patient raves or is furious.
There are degrees of madness as of folly.
1. Extreme folly headstrong passion and rashness that act in opposition to reason as the madness of a mob.
2. Wildness of passion fury rage as the madness of despair.
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