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insanity
English
Etymology
A three-part word (root 'sane', prefix 'in-' meaning 'not', suffix '-ity', meaning 'the state of'). Derived from Latin precursory equivalents. Two possible candidates for construction order:
- insane +? -ity: ins?nus (“unhealthy; insane”) + -it?s
- Latin ins?nus (“unsound in mind; mad, insane”), from in- + sanus (“sound, sane”). Modern forms of roots: in- + sane
- in- +? sanity: in- (“lacking; without”) +? sanit?s (“health; sanity”)
- Latin sanit?s (“sound in mind; sane”), from s?nus + -it?s. Modern forms of roots: sane + -ity
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?n?sæn?ti/
Noun
insanity (countable and uncountable, plural insanities)
- The state of being insane; madness.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:insanity
Antonyms
- sanity
Related terms
- insane
Translations
insanity From the web:
- what insanity means
- what insanity feels like
- what insanity workout to start with
- what's insanity workout
- what's insanity max 30
- what's insanity defense
- what insanity looks like
- what's insanity plea
illusion
English
Etymology
From Old French illusion, from Latin ill?si?, from ill?dere, from in- (“at, upon”) + l?dere (“to play, mock, trick”). Displaced native Old English dwimmer.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??l(j)u??(?)n/
- (General American) enPR: ?-lo?o'zh?n, IPA(key): [??lu?.??n]
- (Conservative RP) IPA(key): /??l(j)u?zj(?)n/
- Rhymes: -u???n
Noun
illusion (countable and uncountable, plural illusions)
- (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
- (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
- (countable) A magician’s trick.
- (uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.
Synonyms
- (that seems to be something it is not): mirage, phantom
- (a belief in something untrue; the state of being misled): delusion
- (a belief in something untrue): misapprehension, misbelief, misconception
Derived terms
Translations
Danish
Etymology
From French illusion, from Latin ill?sio.
Noun
illusion c (singular definite illusionen, plural indefinite illusioner)
- illusion
Inflection
Further reading
- “illusion” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.ly.zj??/
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophone: illusions
Noun
illusion f (plural illusions)
- illusion
Related terms
- illusoire
- illusoirement
Descendants
- ? Danish: illusion
Further reading
- “illusion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l???u?n/
Noun
illusion c
- an illusion
Declension
Related terms
- illusorisk
See also
- illustration
- illustrera
- synvilla
- trick
illusion From the web:
- what illusion means
- what illusionist died
- what illusion is created by the exclusion of piggy
- what illusionist just died
- what illusionist died today
- what illusionist died in october 2020
- what illusion of space
- what illusion about myself do i entertain
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