premadness

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adjective

Before the onset of madness.

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Meanings

adjectivepremadness (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the onset of madness.

    For a detailed description of the city's premadness social and political structure, see Mackay/Gresbeck, 22–25.

    2021, William L. Bernstein, The Delusions of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups
    1 more example

    Since Heracles is no longer sick, there is no reason he cannot be famous once again. Theseus is trying to restore Heracles to his heroic, premadness state, […]

    2020, Craig Jendza, Paracomedy: Appropriations of Comedy in Greek Tragedy, page 80

Origin

From pre- + madness.

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APA

premadness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premadness

MLA

“premadness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premadness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “premadness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premadness.

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