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semimadness

noun

Etymology

From semi- + madness.

  1. inherited from madnes
  2. prefixed as semimadness — “semi + madness”

Definitions

  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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA