A.loss of all sense,
1. of fear and hope, desperation, εἰς ἀ. καταστῆσαί τινα to make one desperate, Th.1.82,7.67, cf. Nicol.Com.1.43, Plb.2.35.2, D.H.6.23.
2. of right perception, madness, D.18.249, 25.32, Phld.Lib.p.110., PGiss.8.7.8 (ii A.D.), Alciphr.1.3: in pl., Plb.1.70.5.