ivazimu

How to say it

Meaning

madness or insanity, a serious derangement of the mind.

Good to know

can also describe an obsessive mania or delusion, not only clinical insanity.

Examples

• Alionyesha dalili za ivazimu baada ya ajali.He showed signs of madness after the accident.
• Watu walimwogopa kwa sababu ya ivazimu yake.People feared him because of his madness.
• Je, ivazimu hiyo inatibika?Is that madness treatable?
• Hakuna aliyeweza kumsaidia alipoingiliwa na ivazimu.No one could help him when the madness overtook him.