Writers employ the word "lunacy" with remarkable versatility, using it to evoke everything from genuine mental instability to absurd, exaggerated behavior. In some works, it serves as a stark denunciation of art or social mores—for instance, a disdain for the irrationality inherent in artistic movements is noted as a cure for art’s "lunacy" [1], while another text dismisses misguided idealism by labeling patriotism as bordering on "moral lunacy" [2]. At other times, the term becomes a tool for humor or hyperbole, as when actions bordering on wild absurdity are described simply as "sheer wild lunacy" [3] or even a mild, ephemeral state of delirium is characterized as "harmless lunacy" [4]. Moreover, literary references sometimes transform lunacy into a bureaucratic or legal marker, seen in mentions of "commissions in lunacy" [5] and their role in societal regulation [6, 7]. Thus, across varied narratives—from the feverish atmosphere of war [8] to the tragic depths of personal downfall [9]—"lunacy" provides a vivid shorthand for both the literal and metaphorical extremes of irrationality.