Define Insanity
| According to www.dictionary.com the definition of insanity is... in·san·i·ty Pronunciation[in-san-i-tee] –noun, plural -ties. 1. the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. 2. Law. such unsoundness of mind as affects legal responsibility or capacity. 3. Psychiatry. (formerly) psychosis. 4. extreme folly; senselessness; foolhardiness. [Origin: 1580–90; <>in-3, sanity] —Synonyms 1. dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. American Psychological Association (APA): Insanity. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved August 16, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Insanity Chicago Manual Style (CMS): Insanity. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Insanity (accessed: August 16, 2007). Modern Language Association (MLA): "Insanity." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 16 Aug. 2007. I picked this meaning from the Urban Dictionary... 1. Insanity 54 up, 8 down 1) A mental state where one can not tell the difference between reality and their imagination. 3) A type of behaviour where a person may act in a way that may be seen as "uncool" or "weird" (and doesn't care). 3) The only way to fly. Example: Austin Powers: You're insane!Goldmember: And that's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh, I like it! by Peeves Apr 12, 2004 I don't know for sure what definition adequately describes "insanity", although I have seen different forms. Today while walking downtown with my boyfriend (yes, he's back) and son, a vagrant with a bottle of liquor in his hand talked very loudly to us, He told of an income he had and that was about all I could make sense of from his ramblings. About a month ago I saw the same man and he was giving the same lecture, without a bottle in his hand, and he seemed more upbeat. He could have an alcohol induced mental disorder but I have read somewhere that most people who are homeless do suffer from a mental affliction of some type. I had a friend once who always claimed to be insane and I never saw it, but didn't doubt her either. Then one day after a series of events she turned on me and saw me as an enemy. She went against her own morals, common sense, and contradicted herself. On that day I saw that insanity can be very subtle and quiet yet set the foundation for chaos and violence. Recently I have stumbled across another form of insanity. Infatuation can also be insane. Again quoting the Urban Dictionary I found this definition of infatuation that describes "insane infatuation" very well. 3. infatuation 50 up, 13 down All-encompassing, gut-wrenching, soul-draining activity that only requires the active involvement of one individual: the obsessor. A second individual is required for the peripheral need of providing the obsessor with an object of needless, unappreciated, possibly unwanted, often unwarranted affection. The second individual may or may not be aware of his/her peripheral involvement, and may or may not be willing to be peripherally involved: the object's awareness and/or willingness of being an object of desire is of no consequence to the obsessor. Example: The innocent girl lost her sensibility due to her infatuation with the nice boy, who was in constant denial of the entire situation. by X.25 Detroit, Michigan May 25, 2006 I worry about this infatuation a certain person has and how it will affect me in the future. I have what she wants and I don't think she will let me stand in her way. |
