"madwoman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: madwomen [plural]
Etymology: From mad + -woman. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|mad|woman}} mad + -woman Head templates: {{en-noun|madwomen}} madwoman (plural madwomen)
  1. A woman who is insane or mentally disturbed. Categories (topical): People Translations (a woman who is insane): šílená žena [feminine] (Czech), gekkin [feminine] (Dutch), zottin [feminine] (Dutch), folle [feminine] (French), Irre [feminine] (German), Wahnsinnige [feminine] (German), Verrückte [feminine] (German), matta [feminine] (Italian), pazza [feminine] (Italian), folle [feminine] (Norman), دلی (deli) (Ottoman Turkish), nienormalna [feminine] (Polish), szajbuska [feminine] (Polish), wariatka [feminine] (Polish), doida [feminine] (Portuguese), louca [feminine] (Portuguese), maluca [feminine] (Portuguese), безу́мная (bezúmnaja) [feminine] (Russian), сумасше́дшая (sumasšédšaja) [feminine] (Russian), loca [feminine] (Spanish), వెర్రిది (verridi) (Telugu)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "a woman who is insane",
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