insanity vs irrationality
irrationality vs insanityinsanity and irrationality both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| insanity | Yes | No | No | No |
| irrationality | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
irrationality is a hyponym of
insanity; that is, irrationality is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
insanity:
- insanity: relatively permanent disorder of the mind
- irrationality: the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding
Other hyponyms of insanity include
insaneness, lunacy, madness, dementedness, dementia, unreason, derangement, mental unsoundness, unbalance, craziness, daftness, flakiness.
| insanity (noun) | irrationality (noun) |
|---|---|
| relatively permanent disorder of the mind | the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding |
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