What does locura in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word locura in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use locura in Spanish.

The word locura in Spanish means insanity, madness, dementia, do rash, madly, be crazy in love, passing madness, fleeting lunacy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word locura

insanity, madness, dementia

nombre femenino (falta de juicio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La locura es una enfermedad.
Insanity is an illness.

do rash

locución verbal (un delito)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

madly

locución adverbial (con pasión)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Te quiero con locura.
I love you madly.

be crazy in love

nombre femenino (pasión irracional)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se fue del país por una locura de amor.
He left the country because he was crazy in love.

passing madness, fleeting lunacy

locución nominal femenina (coloquial (enajenación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
María anda con una locura pasajera, pero ya se le pasará.

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