Usage Note
Locura derives from loco (mad) and expresses both clinical insanity and colloquial excess: una locura de precio means 'a crazy price'. The synonym demencia is more clinical, whereas locura is far more versatile in everyday register.
Examples
"Fue una locura salir sin abrigo."
Natural Translation
It was madness to go out without a coat.
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