Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with madness in American Collocation
madness
noun
uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈmædnəs/
absolute
complete
pure
sheer
total
utter
All this seems to me sheer madness.
be madness
be
seem (like)
It’s a big river and it would be madness to try and cross it in the dark.
stop madness
end
stop
We will end the madness of police officers having to fill in forms every time they stop someone.
act
bout
fit
minute
moment
touch
Robert, in a moment of madness, tried to climb a ladder that wasn’t leaning on anything.