Collocations for "madness"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "madness" in context.
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madness
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the madness of [war, battle, conflicts]
- [real, genuine, feigned] madness
- the madness of [debating, arguing, disputing, suggesting]
- would be madness to [try, attempt, go, suggest]
- feigned madness to [avoid, protect, save, get out of]
- his madness [destroyed, ruined] his [work, life]
- in her madness she [ripped up, tore apart, threw away]
- [did, said, threw] it in a [fit, burst, moment] of madness
- the [room, highway] was complete madness
- the situation [descended, turned] into madness
- the [idea, thought, suggestion] was total madness
- this is madness!
- but that's [sheer, utter, total, complete] madness!
- it's absolute madness in here!
- this (rush hour) traffic is madness!
'madness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):