lunacies

Meanings

• noun

  A state of severe mental illness, especially one characterized by disorganized, irrational, and sometimes violent behavior.

  - "His lunacies led him to believe that he was a king."
  - "The asylum was filled with people suffering from various lunacies."

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Synonyms

craze , craziness , insanity , madness

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lunacies
lunatic , atonic , monotonic

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Variants

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lunacies , lunacy

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'lunaticus', meaning 'affected by the moon'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'lunacy' was used in England until the late 19th century to describe mental illness.

2. The word 'lunacy' is also used figuratively to describe irrational or unreasonable behavior.

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Related Concepts

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1. Insanity: A broader term used to describe a mental or emotional disorder that affects a person's ability to function normally in their daily life.

2. Psychosis: A mental disorder characterized by a loss of contact with reality, often including delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking and behavior.

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Culture

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In literature, 'lunacies' have been used to describe characters with extreme mental instability or irrational behavior. In art, images of 'lunatics' have been used to depict the chaotic and unpredictable nature of mental illness.

How to Memorize "lunacies"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person behaving erratically and irrationally, shouting and throwing things around.
   - Visualize a scene in an asylum with patients pacing back and forth and mumbling to themselves.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'lunacies' with the image of a full moon, as it is derived from the Latin word 'lunaticus'.
   - Think of the word 'insanity' and associate it with 'lunacies' as they are related concepts.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating the word 'lunacies' with the phrase 'Lunatic Lunacy'.
   - Use the acronym 'LUNA' to remember the definition: 'L'unatic, 'U'nstable, 'N'ot in 'A'ndepth'.

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