lunacy

== English == === Etymology === From lunatic + -cy. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈluː.nə.si/, /ˈljuː.nə.si/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈluː.nə.si/ === Noun === lunacy (countable and uncountable, plural lunacies) (of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity A cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases. Insanity implying legal irresponsibility. Something deeply misguided. ==== Synonyms ==== (state of being mad): insanity, madness, craziness, craze ==== Derived terms ==== balloonacy commission of lunacy ==== Translations ====