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lunacy vs mishegaas

mishegaas vs lunacy

lunacy and mishegaas both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lunacy Yes No No No
mishegaas Yes No No No
As nouns, mishegaas is a hyponym of lunacy; that is, mishegaas is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lunacy:
  • lunacy: foolish or senseless behavior
  • mishegaas: (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity
Other hyponyms of lunacy include meshugaas, mishegoss, buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank.
lunacy (noun) mishegaas (noun)
foolish or senseless behavior (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity
obsolete terms for legal insanity
Difference between lunacy and mishegaas

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