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- 505. Memory -- N.
- 506. Oblivion -- N.
- 508. Inexpectation -- N.
- 510. Foresight -- N.
- 512. Omen -- N.
Phr. fortuna favet fatuis [Lat.]; les fous font les festinas et les sages les mangent [Fr.]; nomina stultorum parietibus harrent [Lat.]; stultorum plena sunt omnia [Lat.] [Cicero]. 502. Sanity -- N. sanity; soundness &c adj.; rationality, sobriety, lucidity, lucid interval; senses, sober senses, right mind, sound mind, mens sana [Lat.]. V. be sane &c adj.; retain one's senses, retain one's reason. become sane &c adj.; come to one's senses, sober down. render sane &c adj.; bring to one's senses, sober.
self-possessed; sober, sober-minded. in one's sober senses, in one's right mind; in possession of one's faculties.
insanity, lunacy; madness &c adj.; mania, rabies, furor, mental alienation, aberration; paranoia, schizophrenia; dementation†, dementia, demency†; phrenitis†, phrensy†, frenzy, raving, incoherence, wandering, delirium, calenture of the brain†; delusion, hallucination; lycanthropy†; brain storm†. vertigo, dizziness, swimming; sunstroke, coup de soleil [Fr.], siriasis†. fanaticism, infatuation, craze; oddity, eccentricity, twist, monomania (caprice) 608; kleptodipsomania†; hypochondriasis [Med.] &c (low spirits) 837; melancholia, depression, clinical depression, severe depression; hysteria; amentia†. screw loose, tile loose, slate loose; bee in one's bonnet, rats in the upper story. dotage &c (imbecility) 499. V. be insane &c adj.. become insane &c adj.; lose one's senses, lose one's reason, lose one's faculties, lose one's wits; go mad, run mad, lose one's marbles [Coll.], go crazy, go bonkers [Coll.], flip one's wig [Coll.], flip one's lid [Coll.], flip out [Coll.], flip one's bush [Coll.]. rave, dote, ramble, wander; drivel &c (be imbecile) 499; have a screw loose &c n., have a devil; avoir le diable au corps [Fr.]; lose one's head &c (be uncertain) 475. render mad, drive mad &c adj.; madden, dementate†, addle the wits, addle the brain, derange the head, infatuate, befool†; turn the brain, turn one's head; drive one nuts [Coll.].
mad as a March hare, mad as a hatter; of unsound mind &c n.; touched in one's head, wrong in one's head, not right in one's head, not in one's right mind, not right in one's wits, upper story; out of one's mind, out of one's wits, out of one's skull [Coll.], far gone, out of one's senses, out of one's wits; not in one's right mind. fanatical, infatuated, odd, eccentric; hypped†, hyppish†; spaced out [Coll.]. imbecile, silly, &c 499. Adv. like one possessed. Phr. the mind having lost its balance; the reason under a cloud; tet exaltee [Fr.], tet montee [Fr.]; ira furor brevis est [Lat.]; omnes stultos insanire [Lat.] [Horace]. 504. Madman -- N. madman, lunatic, maniac, bedlamite†, candidate for Bedlam, raver†, madcap, crazy; energumen†; automaniac†, monomaniac, dipsomaniac, kleptomaniac; hypochondriac &c (low spirits);; crank, Tom o'Bedlam. dreamer &c 515; rhapsodist, seer, highflier†, enthusiast, fanatic, fanatico [Sp.]; exalte [Fr.]; knight errant, Don Quixote. idiot &c 501.
EXTENSION OF THOUGHT 1. To the Past
reminiscence, recognition, recollection, rememoration†; recurrence, flashback; retrospect, retrospection. afterthought, post script, PS. suggestion &c (information) 527; prompting &c v.; hint, reminder; remembrancer†, flapper; memorial &c (record) 551; commemoration &c (celebration) 883. [written reminder] note, memo, memorandum; things to be remembered, token of remembrance, memento, souvenir, keepsake, relic, memorabilia. art of memory, artificial memory; memoria technica [Lat.]; mnemonics, mnemotechnics†; phrenotypics†; Mnemosyne. prompt-book; crib sheet, cheat sheet. retentive memory, tenacious memory, photographic memory, green memory†, trustworthy memory, capacious memory, faithful memory, correct memory, exact memory, ready memory, prompt memory, accurate recollection; perfect memory, total recall. celebrity, fame, renown, reputation &c (repute) 873.
recognize, recollect, bethink oneself, recall, call up, retrace; look back, trace back, trace backwards; think back, look back upon; review; call upon, recall upon, bring to mind, bring to remembrance; carry one's thoughts back; rake up the past. have in the thoughts, hold in the thoughts, bear in the thoughts, carry in the thoughts, keep in the thoughts, retain in the thoughts, have in the memory, hold in the memory, bear in the memory, carry in the memory, keep in the memory, retain in the memory, have in the mind, hold in the mind, bear in the mind, carry in the mind, keep in the mind, retain in the mind, hold in remembrance; be in one's thoughts, live in one's thoughts, remain in one's thoughts, dwell in one's thoughts, haunt one's thoughts, impress one's thoughts, be in one's mind, live in one's mind, remain in one's mind, dwell in one's mind, haunt one's mind, impress one's mind, dwell in one's memory. sink in the mind; run in the head; not be able to get out of one's head; be deeply impressed with; rankle &c (revenge) 919. recur to the mind; flash on the mind, flash across the memory.
task the memory, tax the memory. get at one's fingers' ends, have at one's fingers', learn at one's fingers', know one's lesson, say one's lesson, repeat by heart, repeat by rote; say one's lesson; repeat, repeat as a parrot; have at one's fingers' ends, have at one's finger tips; commit to memory, memorize; con over, con; fix in the memory, rivet in the memory, imprint in the memory, impress in the memory, stamp in the memory, grave in the memory, engrave in the memory, store in the memory, treasure up in the memory, bottle up in the memory, embalm in the memory, enshrine in the memory; load the memory with, store the memory with, stuff the memory with, burden the memory with. redeem from oblivion; keep the memory alive, keep the wound green, pour salt in the wound, reopen old wounds'; tangere ulcus [Lat.]; keep up the memory of; commemorate &c (celebrate) 883. make a note of, jot a note, pen a memorandum &c (record) 551.
in memory of; in memoriam; memoria in aeterna [Lat.]; suggestive. Phr. manet alta mente repostum [Lat.] [Vergil]; forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit [Lat.] [Vergil]; absens haeres non erit [Lat.]; beatae memoriae [Lat.]; briefly thyself remember [Lear]; mendacem memorem esse oportet [Lat.] [Quintilian]; memory the warder of the brain [Macbeth]; parsque est meminisse doloris [Lat.] [Ovid]; to live in hearts we leave behind is not to die [Campbell]; vox audita peril littera scripta manet [Lat.]; out of sight, out of mind. 506. Oblivion -- N. oblivion, obliviousness, lethe; forgetfulness &c adj.; amnesia; obliteration of &c 552, insensibility to the past &c 823. short memory, treacherous memory, poor memory, loose memory, slippery memory, failing memory; decay of memory, failure of memory, lapse of memory; waters of Lethe, waters of oblivion. amnesty, general pardon.
forget one's own name, have on the tip of one's tongue, come in one ear and go out the other. slip memory, escape memory, fade from memory, die away from the memory; lose, lose sight of. fail to recall, not be able to recall. [cause oneself to forget] unlearn; efface &c 552, discharge from the memory; consign to oblivion, consign to the tomb of the Capulets; think no more of &c (turn the attention from) 458; cast behind one's back, wean one's thoughts from; let bygones be bygones &c (forgive) 918. Adj. forgotten &c v.; unremembered, past recollection, bygone, out of mind; buried in oblivion, sunk in oblivion; clean forgotten; gone out of one's head, gone out of one's recollection. forgetful, oblivious, mindless, Lethean; insensible to the past &c 823; heedless. Phr. non mi ricordo [It]; the memory failing, the memory deserting one, being at fault, being in fault. 2. To the Future 507. Expectation -- N. expectation, expectance, expectancy; anticipation, reckoning, calculation; foresight &c 510. contemplation, prospection†, lookout; prospect, perspective, horizon, vista; destiny &c 152. suspense, waiting, abeyance; curiosity &c 455; anxious expectation, ardent expectation, eager expectation, breathless expectation, sanguine expectation; torment of Tantalus. hope &c 858; trust &c (belief) 484; auspices &c (prediction) 511; assurance, confidence, presumption, reliance. V. expect; look for, look out for, look forward to; hope for; anticipate; have in prospect, have in contemplation; keep in view; contemplate, promise oneself; not wonder at &c 870, not wonder if. wait for, tarry for, lie in wait for, watch for, bargain for; keep a good lookout for, keep a sharp lookout for; await; stand at 'attention' abide, bide one's time, watch. foresee &c 510; prepare for &c 673; forestall &c (be early) 132; count upon &c (believe in) 484; think likely &c (probability) 472. lead one to expect &c (predict) 511; have in store for &c (destiny) 152. prick up one's ears, hold one's breath.
expected &c v.; long expected, foreseen; in prospect &c n.; prospective; in one's eye, in one's view, in the horizon, on the horizon, just over the horizon, just around the corner, around the corner; impending &c (destiny) 152. Adv. on the watch &c adj.; with breathless expectation &c n.; with bated breath, with rapt anticipation; arrectis auribus [Lat.]. Phr. we shall see; nous verrons [Fr.]; expectation whirls me round [Troilus and Cressida]; the light at the end of the tunnel. 508. Inexpectation -- N. inexpectation†, non-expectation; false expectation &c (disappointment) 509; miscalculation &c 481. surprise, sudden burst, thunderclap, blow, shock, start; bolt out of the blue; wonder &c 870; eye opener. unpleasant surprise, pleasant surprise.
be unexpected &c adj.; come unawares &c adv.; turn up, pop, drop from the clouds; come upon one, burst upon one, flash upon one, bounce upon one, steal upon one, creep upon one; come like a thunder clap, burst like a thunderclap, thunder bolt; take by surprise, catch by surprise, catch unawares, catch napping; yach [S. Afr.]. pounce upon, spring a mine upon. surprise, startle, take aback, electrify, stun, stagger, take away one's breath, throw off one's guard; astonish, dumbfound &c (strike with wonder) 870. Adj. nonexpectant†; surprised &c v.; unwarned, unaware; off one's guard; inattentive 458. unexpected, unanticipated, unpredicted†, unlooked for, unforeseen, unhoped for; dropped from the clouds; beyond expectation, contrary to expectation, against expectation, against all expectation; out of one's reckoning; unheard of &c (exceptional) 83; startling, surprising; sudden &c (instantaneous) 113. unpredictable, unforeseeable (unknowable) 519.
not realize one's hope, not realize one's expectation. [cause to be disappointed] disappoint; frustrate, discomfit, crush, defeat (failure) 732; crush one's hope, dash one's hope, balk one's hope, disappoint one's hope, blight one's hope, falsify one's hope, defeat one's hope, discourage; balk, jilt, bilk; play one false, play a trick; dash the cup from the lips, tantalize; dumfound, dumbfound, dumbfounder, dumfounder (astonish) 870. Adj. disappointed &c v.; disconcerted, aghast; disgruntled; out of one's reckoning. Phr. the mountain labored and brought forth a mouse; parturiunt montes [Lat.]; nascitur ridiculus mus [Lat.] [Horace]; diis aliter visum [Lat.], the bubble burst; one's countenance falling. 510. Foresight -- N. foresight, prospicience†, prevision, long-sightedness; anticipation; providence &c (preparation) 673. forethought, forecast; predeliberation†, presurmise†; foregone conclusion &c (prejudgment) 481; prudence &c (caution) 864. foreknowledge; prognosis; precognition, prescience, prenotion†, presentiment; second sight; sagacity &c (intelligence) 498; antepast†, prelibation†, prophasis†. prospect &c (expectation) 507; foretaste; prospectus &c (plan) 626. V. foresee; look forwards to, look ahead, look beyond; scent from afar; look into the future, pry into the future, peer into the future. see one's way; see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, see how the wind blows, test the waters, see how the cat jumps. anticipate; expect &c 507; be beforehand &c (early) 132; predict &c 511; foreknow, forejudge, forecast; presurmise†; have an eye to the future, have an eye to the main chance; respicere finem [Lat.]; keep a sharp lookout &c (vigilance) 459; forewarn &c 668.
presage, augur, bode; abode, forebode; foretoken, betoken; prefigure, preshow†; portend; foreshow†, foreshadow; shadow forth, typify, pretypify†, ominate†, signify, point to. usher in, herald, premise, announce; lower. hold out expectation, raise expectation, excite expectation, excite hope; bid fair, promise, lead one to expect; be the precursor &c 64. [predict by mathematical or statistical means from past experience] extrapolate, project. Adj. predicting &c v.; predictive, prophetic; fatidic†, fatidical†; vaticinal, oracular, fatiloquent†, haruspical, Sibylline; weatherwise†. ominous, portentous, augurous†, augurial, augural; auspicial†, auspicious; prescious†, monitory, extispicious†, premonitory, significant of, pregnant with, bit with the fate of. Phr. coming events cast their shadows before [Campbell]; dicamus bona verba [Lat.]; there buds the promise of celestial worth [Young]. [Divination: list] by oracles, Theomancy†; by the Bible, Bibliomancy; by ghosts, Psychomancy†; by crystal gazing, Crystallomancy†; by shadows or manes, Sciomancy; by appearances in the air, Aeromancy†, Chaomancy†; by the stars at birth, Genethliacs; by meteors, Meteoromancy†; by winds, Austromancy†; by sacrificial appearances, Aruspicy, Haruspicy†, Hieromancy†, Hieroscopy†; by the entrails of animals sacrificed, Extispicy†, Hieromancy†; by the entrails of a human sacrifice, Anthropomancy†; by the entrails of fishes, Ichthyomancy†; by sacrificial fire, Pyromancy†; by red-hot iron, Sideromancy†; by smoke from the altar, Capnomancy†; by mice, Myomancy†; by birds, Orniscopy†, Ornithomancy†; by a cock picking up grains, Alectryomancy, Alectromancy†; by fishes, Ophiomancy†; by herbs, Botanomancy†; by water, Hydromancy†; by fountains, Pegomancy†; by a wand, Rhabdomancy; by dough of cakes, Crithomancy†; by meal, Aleuromancy†, Alphitomancy†; by salt, Halomancy†; by dice, Cleromancy†; by arrows, Belomancy†; by a balanced hatchet, Axinomancy†; by a balanced sieve, Coscinomancy†; by a suspended ring, Dactyliomancy†; by dots made at random on paper, Geomancy†; by precious stones, Lithomancy†; by pebbles, Pessomancy†; by pebbles drawn from a heap, Psephomancy†; by mirrors, Catoptromancy†; by writings in ashes, Tephramancy†; by dreams, Oneiromancy†; by the hand, Palmistry, Chiromancy; by nails reflecting the sun's rays, Onychomancy†; by finger rings, Dactylomancy†; by numbers, Arithmancy†; by drawing lots, Sortilege†; by passages in books, Stichomancy†; by the letters forming the name of the person, Onomancy†, Nomancy; by the features, Anthroposcopy†; by the mode of laughing, Geloscopy†; by ventriloquism, Gastromancy†; by walking in a circle, Gyromancy†; by dropping melted wax into water, Ceromancy†; by currents, Bletonism; by the color and peculiarities of wine, Oenomancy†. 512. Omen -- N. omen, portent, presage, prognostic, augury, auspice; sign &c (indication) 550; harbinger &c (precursor) 64; yule candle†. bird of ill omen; signs of the times; gathering clouds; warning &c 668. prefigurement &c 511.
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