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51imbecility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. idiocy. See insanity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Folly] Syn. foolishness, idiocy, silliness, absurdity; see stupidity 1 , 2 . 2. [Feeble mindedness] Syn. moronity, retardation, cretinism; see insanity 1 …
52insanity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of mental soundness Nouns 1. insanity, lunacy, derangement, craziness, feeblemindedness; abnormal behavior, pathology; affective disorder; nervous breakdown; antisocial, compulsive, cyclothymic,… …
53nonsense — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. absurdity, senselessness, silliness, trash, foolishness. See unmeaningness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Matter that has no meaning] Syn. balderdash, rubbish, twaddle, trash, gobbledygook, drivel, scribble …
54too much — I overabundance (see sufficiency); intolerable, unbearable (see durability). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. excessiveness, extravagance, fabulousness, preposterousness, overgoing, overcharge, ever so much, more than can be used, embarras de richesses… …
55foolery — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. foolishness, folly, shenanigans*; see joke 1 , nonsense 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Foolish behavior: absurdity, folly, foolishness, idiocy, imbecility, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsense, preposterousness,… …
56foolishness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of lacking good sense] Syn. folly, weakness, silliness; see stupidity 1 , 2 . 2. [Conduct or acts lacking good sense] Syn. nonsense, imprudence, indiscretion; see stupidity 2 , 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun… …
57lunacy — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insanity, madness, dementia, mania; see insanity 1 . See Synonym Study at insanity . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. craziness, insanity, psychosis, madness, dementia, folly, foolishness, idiocy, *wackiness, *nuttiness,… …
58tomfoolery — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. silliness, horseplay, frolic; see fun . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. silliness, foolishness, childish behavior, nonsense, *monkeyshines, *shenanigans, antics, joking, jesting, *horseplay, high jinks. ANT.: seriousness,… …
59craziness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Serious mental illness or disorder impairing a person s capacity to function normally and safely: brainsickness, dementia, derangement, disturbance, insaneness, insanity, lunacy, madness, mental illness, psychopathy …
60senselessness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Foolish behavior: absurdity, folly, foolery, foolishness, idiocy, imbecility, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsense, preposterousness, silliness, tomfoolery, zaniness. Informal: craziness. See ABILITY …
