Wahnsinn

/ˈvaːnzɪn/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. madness, insanity

    • Das grenzt an Wahnsinn.

      That borders on madness.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Wut

Close, figuratively — rage and madness overlap, as in being "mad with rage."

Similar in other languages

English

fury

Close, figuratively — madness relates to fury.

English

rage

Close, figuratively — madness relates to rage.

Practice

1 What does Wahnsinn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das grenzt an ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wahnsinn?

See also

noun

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