Desire and Madness

Desire

Desire noun - A strong wish for something.

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Madness and desire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Madness" instead a noun "Desire".

Nearby Words: desirous, desirable, desired, desiring, Desiree

Madness noun - A serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life.

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Desire and madness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desire" instead a noun "Madness".

Nearby Word: mad

human	human desire	human madness
pure	pure desire	pure madness
true	true desire	true madness
sheer	sheer desire	sheer madness
Other adjectives: simple, actual, constant, extreme, inner, inherent, ultimate, general, apparent, twisted, greater, growing, inexplicable.

Originally, he had blue eyes, but after his stay in prison (and subsequent madness and desire to turn Bumblebee into iron filings), they become purple.

Source: Red Eyes, Take Warning
Sanity Slippage: Math was not always stable, but the desire for the Cauldron pushes him more and more towards madness.

Source: Comic Book / Arawn
Even as the two lovers embrace, a girl begins to die from heartbreak, and another descends into madness from desire.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Rosario + Vampire

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