"Temporary insanity" is a phrase used to describe a temporary state where a person's thoughts and actions are affected to an extreme extent. It means that the person is not thinking or behaving in a logical or rational manner, but this state is only temporary and will eventually go away.
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- I'm always amazed that people who claim insanity, even temporary insanity, never do good things. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
- Here Remick's character is known to be something of a flirt or worse, and Gazzara's is known to be violent and possessive, which brings his plea of temporary insanity into question. (the-frame.com)
- I think Gionta will want to plead temporary insanity on this one; at least it was a good wrap - up tackle. (diehardsport.com)
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