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semimadness

semimadness noun: partial madness.

Noun

semimadness (uncountable)

  1. Partial madness.
    • James Flexner calls Hamilton “by far the most psychologically troubled of the founders,” even a “semimadman” at times—without wondering if this form of semimadness has a name.2008, John D. Gartner, The Hypomanic Edge, page 59

Origin of semimadness

From semi- + madness.

Questions about semimadness

What does semimadness mean?
Semimadness means partial madness.
What part of speech is semimadness?
Semimadness is a noun.

Words near semimadness in the dictionary

  1. semiluxury
  2. semimacroscopic
  3. semimad
  4. semimadman
  5. semimadmen
  6. semimadness
  7. semimagical
  8. semimagnetic
  9. semimajor
  10. semimajor axes
  11. semimajor axis

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