Insanity in Malayalam
Insanity is ചിത്തഭ്രമം (chithabhramam), joining the words for mind and confusion. Say chi-tha-bhra-mam, with a breathy bhra. It is the measured term used in writing and in medical or legal contexts.
Madness, insanity.
ദുഃഖം കൊണ്ട് അയാൾക്ക് ചിത്തഭ്രമം വന്നു.
duhkham kondu ayaalkku chithabhramam vannu
Grief brought on his madness.
All Malayalam words for “insanity”
- ചിത്തഭ്രമം (chithabhramam) — Madness, insanity.
- വിവര്ത്തം (vivartham) — Revolution, insanity, rolling, group, eddy.
- മദം (madam) — Intoxication, liquor, haughtiness, insanity, joy, delight, the fluid that flows from the temples of a rutting elephant.
ചിത്തഭ്രമം is the proper word for madness. മദം (madam) mostly means intoxication, pride or the secretion of a rutting elephant, and വിവര്ത്തം (vivartham) is chiefly about revolving and eddies, so neither translates insanity well.
Common questions
How do you say insanity in Malayalam?
ചിത്തഭ്രമം (chithabhramam) is the standard word for insanity or madness.
Is it a polite word?
It is neutral and clinical next to slang for madness, so it is the safer choice in writing or when speaking carefully about someone.