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insanity

[in-san-i-tee] / ɪnˈsæn ɪ ti /


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Insanity is the only word you can use for it.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2023

“Whatever we are doing now isn’t working, and it needs to be corrected because, what is a statement? Insanity is doing things the same way over and over and expecting different results. It’s not working.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

Sarah Menkedick is the author of “Homing Instincts” and “Ordinary Insanity: Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America.”

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2022

The 45-year-old had also visited Wikipedia pages titled "Insanity in English Law" and "Cases where the insanity defence worked."

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2021

The Cliffs of Insanity were very close now.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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