rabidity
Frenzied, foaming intensity
Rabidity is the state of being rabid—affected by rabies, or figuratively, marked by extreme fanaticism or fury.
The word appears in both medical contexts the rabidity of the infected animal and descriptions of intense, unreasoning zeal the rabidity of his political views.
It's a formal alternative to rabidness.
Intense, consuming obsession
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
feverishness · fanaticism · zealotry · obsession · fixation · single-mindedness · extremism · overexcitement
Severe mental illness
- lunacyExtreme irrational foolishness
- derangementDisturbed mental state
- crazinessMental instability or absurdity
- irrationalityAbsence of logic
delirium · psychosis · unhinged · instability · delusion · paranoia · dementia · hallucination
Extreme, violent cruelty
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- violenceHarmful physical force
bloodthirstiness · mercilessness · wildness · feral · beastliness · predation · truculence · pugnacity
mania
Intense, consuming obsession
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
agitation · feverishness · fanaticism · zealotry · obsession · fixation · single-mindedness · extremism · overexcitement · restlessness
insanity
Severe mental illness
- lunacyExtreme irrational foolishness
- derangementDisturbed mental state
- crazinessMental instability or absurdity
irrationality · delirium · psychosis · unhinged · instability · delusion · paranoia · dementia · hallucination · incoherence
savagery
Extreme, violent cruelty
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
violence · bloodthirstiness · mercilessness · wildness · feral · beastliness · predation · truculence · pugnacity · belligerence
rabiditycalmness
Peaceful mental state
tranquility · serenity · composure · placidity · equanimity
rabidityreason
Basis or justification
rationality · reasonableness · level-headedness · lucidity · sanity
rabiditymoderation
Avoidance of excess
temperance · mildness · restraint · moderateness · gentleness