lunacy
/ˈluːnəsi/noun
उच्चारण लूनसी
पागलपन, मूर्खता
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[U]
behaviour that is stupid or crazy
पागलपन, मूर्खता
- It is sheer lunacy to drive at that speed in fog.
- It would be lunacy to swim across the river during the flood.
- Going out in this storm is sheer lunacy.
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- Spending your whole salary on a lottery ticket would be lunacy.
- His plan to cross the lake on a raft was lunacy.
Synonyms madness folly foolishness stupidity insanity
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[U] old-fashioned
mental illness
(पुराना) मानसिक रोग, उन्माद
- a hospital for lunacy
- In the nineteenth century, many people with lunacy were locked away from society.
- Old books use the word lunacy for what we now call mental illness.
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- The law once spoke of lunacy where today it speaks of mental health.
- Attitudes towards lunacy have changed greatly, and doctors now treat patients with respect.
Synonyms insanity madness mental illness
Opposite sanity
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
lu·na·cy
With -nacy (not 'lunasy').
अंत में -nacy ('lunasy' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
Note that lunatic and lunacy are offensive when used about mentally ill people.
ध्यान रखिए कि मानसिक रोगियों के लिए lunatic और lunacy अपमानजनक हैं।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin luna, moon, because people once believed that the moon caused madness; the same root gives lunar (of the moon) and lunatic.
Latin luna, चंद्रमा, से, क्योंकि लोग मानते थे कि चंद्रमा पागलपन लाता है; इसी मूल से lunar (चंद्रमा का) और lunatic।