Kahibangan (en. Madness)
kah-hee-bang-an
Meaning & Definition
EnglishTagalog
noun
A state of madness or mental derangement.
His madness causes fear in his family.
Ang kanyang kahibangan ay nagdudulot ng takot sa kanyang pamilya.
An excessive passion or obsession for something.
His madness for music is undeniable.
Ang kanyang kahibangan sa musika ay hindi maikakaila.
Condition of not having sound thinking.
A person's madness can be caused by stress.
Ang kahibangan ng isang tao ay maaaring sanhi ng stress.
Etymology
Derived from the root word 'hiba' which means 'crazy' or 'troubled'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
has madness
suggests a state of agitation or instability in thinking.
may kahibangan
witness to madness
to have witnessed abnormal behaviors of a person.
saksi sa kahibangan
Related Words
crazy
A person affected by madness or has lost their sanity.
baliw
lunatic
A person with a history of serious mental illness.
lunatic
Slang Meanings
an extreme passion or obsession for something
His obsession with K-pop is intense; he listens to K-pop everywhere.
Ang kahibangan niya sa K-pop ay grabe, kahit saan na lang, K-pop ang pinapakinggan niya.
acting crazy or irrational
What he did by joining every contest in town seems like madness.
Parang kahibangan na yung ginawa niyang pagsali sa lahat ng contests sa bayan.
regret over missed or wasted opportunities
Because of his obsession, he wasted all his time and didn't study well.
Dahil sa kahibangan, naubos na ang oras niya at hindi na siya nakapag-aral ng maayos.