Madness and Noise

Madness

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

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

Nearby Word: mad

Noise noun - Loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound.

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Madness and noise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Madness" instead a noun "Noise".

Nearby Words: noisy, noisily, noiseless, noised, noiselessly

pure	pure madness	pure noise
short	short madness	short noise
sheer	sheer madness	sheer noise
actual	actual madness	actual noise
Other adjectives: constant, chaotic, slight, mental, random, red, resulting.

Andre Norton's novel Lord of Thunder mentioned that subsonic noise could be used to control animals or drive them into madness.

Source: Brown Note
Hell Is That Noise: In-universe, it's said that the sound it makes when rubbings its legs together can drive men to madness.

Source: Characters / GL Sinestro Corps
Gone Horribly Wrong: In "Save Jack: The Interactive Adventure", the "Wear Protective Clothing" option backfires on Jack since the noise from his helmet being whacked with a spoon drives him to madness.

Source: Web Video / The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon

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