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1 it's sheer lunacy!
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2 lunacy
[ʹlu:nəsı] n1. 1) мед. психоз, помешательство2) юр. невменяемость3) арх. сомнамбулизм2. разг. глупый поступок, большая глупостьit's sheer lunacy! - это просто безумие!
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3 lunacy
ˈlu:nəsɪ сущ.
1) а) лунатизм, тяжелая форма бессонницы б) безумие;
(умо) помешательство;
психоз в) юр. невменяемость Syn: psychosis, mental illness, mental disease
2) ужасная глупость, безрассудство (как модель поведения)
3) глупый поступок Syn: foolish act (медицина) психоз, помешательство (юридическое) невменяемость (устаревшее) сомнамбулизм( разговорное) глупый поступок, большая глупость - it's sheer *! это просто безумие! lunacy безумие;
(умо) помешательство;
психоз ~ большая глупость, глупый поступок ~ юр. невменяемость -
4 folly
1. n глупость, безрассудство; безумие2. n глупый, безрассудный поступокwhat you propose is sheer folly! — ваше предложение — чистое безумие!
3. n прихоть, каприз, причуда4. n архит. искусственные руины; причудливо украшенная беседкаСинонимический ряд:1. foolishness (noun) absurdity; craziness; dottiness; foolish notion; foolishness; frivolity; idiocy; inanity; insanity; lunacy; nonsense; preposterousness; senselessness; silliness; stupidity; tomfoolery; vice; witlessness2. imprudence (noun) imprudence; indiscretion; mistake3. unsteadiness (noun) fickleness; flightiness; giddiness; rashness; thoughtlessness; unsteadinessАнтонимический ряд:discretion; wisdom -
5 madness
ˈmædnɪs сущ.
1) сумасшествие;
бешенство( у животных) raving madness ≈ буйное помешательство calm madness ≈ тихое помешательство Syn: insanity, lunacy
2) безумство, безрассудство
3) ярость, неистовство
4) экстаз, возбуждение сумасшествие, душевное расстройство - there is method in his * в его безумии /безумных поступках/ есть своя логика безумие;
безрассудство - it would be * to go there now было бы безумием пойти туда сейчас - it is sheer * to speak as you do что ты говоришь - ты совсем голову потерял - midsummer * умопомрачение;
(буйное) помешательство;
(разговорное) чистое безумие бешенство (у животных) madness бешенство ~ сумасшествие, безумие
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