ārprāts

Latvian

Etymology

From ārs (“outside”) +‎ prāts (“mind”).

Noun

ārprāts m (1st declension)

  1. madness, insanity (abnormal mental state characterized by mental processes going the wrong way, not reflecting reality)
    ārprāta lēkme ― an attack of insanity
    viņu pārņēma ārprāts ― madness overtook him, took hold of him
    ārprāta pārņemts cilvēks ― a person consumed by madness
    kliegt kā ārprātā ― to scream as if in madness (i.e., like a madman)
  2. nonsense, madness (something that does not make sense, that is not reasonable)
    ak tu ārprāts! ― nonsense! madness!
    tīrais ārprāts! ― sheer nonsense, madness
    to darīt būtu ārprāts ― to do that would be madness

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