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moon madness

moon madness noun: lunacy supposed to be caused by sleeping in full moonlight.

Noun

moon madness (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Lunacy supposed to be caused by sleeping in full moonlight
    • Want, and Moon-madness, and the Pest’s swift Bane,
      When its shafts smite—while yet its bow is twanging—
      Have each their mark and sign—some ghastly stain; […]1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, →OCLC...

Questions about moon madness

What does moon madness mean?
Moon madness means lunacy supposed to be caused by sleeping in full moonlight.
What part of speech is moon madness?
Moon madness is a noun.

Words near moon madness in the dictionary

  1. moon landings
  2. moon language
  3. moon letter
  4. moon letters
  5. moon logic
  6. moon madness
  7. moon milk
  8. Moon Mist
  9. moon month
  10. moon months
  11. moon moon

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