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Definition of madness noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    madness

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//ˈmædnəs//
     
    [uncountable]
     
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  1. 1(old-fashioned) the state of having a serious mental illness synonym insanity There may be a link between madness and creativity.
  2. 2crazy or stupid behavior that could be dangerous It would be sheer madness to trust a man like that. In a moment of madness she had agreed to go out with him. see March Madness
    3. Idioms
    there's (a) method in somebody's madness
     
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    there is a reason for someone's behavior and it is not as strange or as stupid as it seems
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