MAD 神經病狂
ILLNESS of the MIND.
Old Chinese Criteria
黄金貴:古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
Modern Chinese Criteria
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FOLIE
DEMENS, DELIRUS
140. Fest., dict. Mente captum. Ipse Etymolog. lib. X, littera D.
--Non., dict. Delirus, et ipse in Etymologiis.
-- Sulcos. In Etymolog. additur: In quos omnis seges decurrit, quod cum minime verum sit, fortassis et illic ea verba tollenda, aut scribendum ex Non.: In quos omnis uligo decurrit.
Ibid. Vat., sine mente defectus; delirus autem pro aetate. De verbis quae in Etymologiis adduntur post [col. 25D] dirigunt sulcos, dixi suo loco. [AREV.]
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140. Inter Dementem et aelirum. Demens est cujuscunque aetatis amens, et [ F., id est] sine mente, delirus autem per aetatem mente defectus: dictus autem ita, eo quod recto ordine, quasi lira, aberret. Lira enim est arationis genus, cum [ Al., cum qua] agricolae facta [ Al., jacta] semente dirigunt sulcos.
INSANUS, INSANIENS
297. Inter Insanum et insanientem. Insanus est qui [col. 41A] perpetuo animi furore tenetur; insaniens subito incitatus indignatione, vel ira.
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DEMENTIA, AMENTIA
144. Lib. X Etymolog. littera D.
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144. Inter Dementiam et amentiam. Dementia temporale vitium est, amentia perpetuum. Dementia autem dicta, quasi diminutio mentis.
MAD
amentia is madness in the form of the absence of important mental functions.\
dementia is madness in the form of active and energetic deviation.
insanus refers to madness as state where one is deprived of good mental health.
vesanus refers to madness as a depraved state of deluded deviation.
excors refers to mental debilitation.
vecors refers to obsessive mental perversion.
furor refers to maniacal madness.
rabies refers to babbling debilitated madness.
WAHNSINN
Words (20 items)
狂 kuáng OC: ɡʷaŋ MC: gi̯ɐŋ 13 Attributions
The most general word referring to anything insane or mad is kuáng 狂 (ant. ???: no notion of normality present). Importantly, this word also refers to inspired "madness" in the Greek sense of mainesthai "be raving" which is often used of inspired poets or thinkers.
- Word relations
- Assoc: 惑/MAD
Utter confusion of mind bordering on insanity is sometimes referred to by the word huò 惑 (ant. míng 明 "be clear of mind, see things clearly"). See CONFUSED. - Assoc: 惑/CONFUSED
The standard general word for any kind of confusion is huò 惑 (ant. qīng 清 "be unconfused and clear"). - Synon: 痴 / 癡/MAD
Stupidity bordering on insanity is chī 癡 (ant. mǐn 敏 "highly sensitive and clever").
- Syntactic words
- nabstativeinsanity; madness, craziness
- v[adN]insane personCH
- vadNinsane; mad
- vadVinsanely; madly
- vibe insane; be clinically crazy or mad; be intellectually malfunctioning
- vipretendingpretend madnessCH
狂惑 kuáng huò OC: ɡʷaŋ ɡʷɯɯɡ MC: gi̯ɐŋ ɦək 5 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nabmadnessLZ
- NP[adN]N=hummad and confused people
- VPimadLZ
瘋 fēng OC: plum MC: puŋ
風 fēng OC: plum MC: puŋ 5 Attributions
Clinical lunacy or mental derangement is fēng 瘋 and sometimes diān 顛.
- Syntactic words
- nab.adNstativeof insanity
- nabstativeinsanity
- v[adN]nonreferentialmadman, idiot, insane person
- vibe insane; be overeager
風顛 fēng diān OC: plum tiin MC: puŋ ten 4 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPadNmad, insane, crazy
猖狂 chāng kuáng MC: tsyhang gjwang OC: thjaŋ ɡʷaŋ 3 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPadVquite madly, all crazyCH
- VPibe completely mad/insaneCH
顛 diān OC: tiin MC: ten
癲 diān OC: tiin MC: ten 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- v[adN]nonreferentialdisoriented person; person behaving in a crazy way; lunatic
- vicompletely disorientated (like someone whose body has been turned round and round), utterly confused
狂生 kuáng shēng OC: ɡʷaŋ sraaŋ MC: gi̯ɐŋ ʂɣaŋ 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPmadman; deluded intellectual
惑 huò OC: ɡʷɯɯɡ MC: ɦək 2 Attributions
Utter confusion of mind bordering on insanity is sometimes referred to by the word huò 惑 (ant. míng 明 "be clear of mind, see things clearly"). See CONFUSED.
- Word relations
- Assoc: 狂/MAD
The most general word referring to anything insane or mad is kuáng 狂 (ant. ???: no notion of normality present). Importantly, this word also refers to inspired "madness" in the Greek sense of mainesthai "be raving" which is often used of inspired poets or thinkers.
- Syntactic words
- nabpsychmental confusion; madness, mental derangement
- vichangeget seriously confused or deranged
狂者 kuáng zhě OC: ɡʷaŋ kljaʔ MC: gi̯ɐŋ tɕɣɛ 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPnonreferentiala madman
駻 hàn OC: ɡaans MC: ɦɑn 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- viactgo wild (of horses)
惑疾 huò jí OC: ɡʷɯɯɡ dzid MC: ɦək dzit 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPabstativemadness; acute bout of madness
狂夫 kuáng fú MC: gjwang bju OC: ɡʷaŋ ba 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- v[adN]nonreferentialan insane person, a madmanCH
猘 zhì OC: kreds MC: kiɛi 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vadN(of dogs) madCH
痴 chī OC: thɯ MC: ʈhɨ
癡 chī OC: khrlɯ MC: ʈhɨ 1 Attribution
Stupidity bordering on insanity is chī 癡 (ant. mǐn 敏 "highly sensitive and clever").
- Word relations
- Ant: 慧 / 惠/WISE
Huì 慧 refers to profound wisdom and depth of insight.
- Syntactic words
- nabpsychmadness
- vimoronic, imbecile
瘈 Click here to add pinyin OC: MC: 1 Attribution
chì
- Syntactic words
- vadNmad
- vibe insane; mad
狂易之病 kuáng yì zhī bìng OC: ɡʷaŋ leeɡs kljɯ bɢraŋs MC: gi̯ɐŋ jiɛ tɕɨ bɣaŋ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nabfeaturemadness; mental derangement
癲狂 diān kuáng OC: tiin ɡʷaŋ MC: ten gi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPabpsychmadness (as a general category)
癲癇 diān xián OC: tiin ɡreen MC: ten ɦɣɛn 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPabconceptmadness (as a general category, e.g. in Gujintushujicheng 古書圖書集成)
狂疾 kuáng jí OC: ɡʷaŋ dzid MC: gi̯ɐŋ dzit 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nabstativemadness MO: 有狂疾 "you must be mad!"