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   insane

   /ɪnˈseɪn/

   adjective

   • 1. in a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill: "he had gone insane" Similar mentally illseverely mentally disorderedof unsound mindcertifiablepsychoticschizophrenicmadmad as a hattermad as a March harederangeddementedout of one's mindout of one's headnot in one's right mindsick in the headunhingedunbalancedunstabledisturbedcrazedcrazyhystericalnon compos mentissectionableinformal:raving madstark raving madnot all therebonkerscrackedbatscuckooloonyloopynutsnuttynutty as a fruitcakescrewybananasoff one's rockeroff one's headoff one's chumpoff one's nutoff the wallround the bendcrackersbarmybattybarkingbarking madstark staring madoff one's trolleyround the twistas daft as a brushnot the full shillingaway with the fairiesbuggynutsynutsoout of one's treewackosquirrellybushedporangiOpposite sane
   • ▪ (of an action or quality) characterized or caused by madness: "his eyes were glowing with insane fury"
   • ▪ extremely annoyed: "a fly whose buzzing had been driving me insane" Similar madcrazyangryannoyedirritatedcrossvexedexasperatedincensedenragedinformal:aggravatedhot under the collarfoaming at the mouthsparecrackersOpposite calm
   • ▪ extremely foolish; irrational: "she had an insane desire to giggle" Similar extremely foolishidioticstupidsillysenselessnonsensicalpointlessabsurdridiculousludicrousfarcicallaughablepreposterousweirdbizarrefatuousinaneimbecilicmoronicasininemindlesshare-brainedhalf-bakedill-conceivedimpracticableuntenableimplausibleunreasonableirrationalillogicalunrealisticunthinkableinformal:crazymadoff beamway outfull of holescock-eyeddaftbarmypottyOpposite sensible
   • 2. shocking; outrageous: informal US "they were making insane amounts of money"
   • ▪ astonishingly good or impressive; amazing: "the peanut butter chocolate is insane"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin insanus, from in- ‘not’ + sanus ‘healthy’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • English (US)

     INSANE meaning: 1. mentally ill: 2. extremely unreasonable...

   • Znaczenie Insane, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     INSANE definicja: 1. mentally ill: 2. extremely unreasonable...

   • Insane: French Translation

     insane translate: fou/folle, insensé/-ée, aliéné/-ée, fou,...

   • Insane Turkish Translation

     INSANE translate: deli, akli dengesini yitirmiş; çıldırmış,...

   • Insane: Thai Translation

     INSANE translate: ซึ่งขาดสติ, ไร้เหตุผล. Learn more in the...

   • Insane: Polish Translation

     insane translate: obłąkany, umysłowo chory, szalony,...

   • Insane: Arabic Translation

     INSANE translate: مَجْنون. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Insane: Italian Translation

     INSANE translate: demente, folle, demente, pazzo, insensato....

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   People who are insane are suffering from a seriously irrational or disordered state of mind. When someone commits a crime, it's important to know if they were sane or insane. If they're insane, the penalty is different.

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   adjective. (not in technical use as a medical diagnosis) not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged. Synonyms: irrational, foolish, maniacal, crazy, crazed, lunatic, demented. of, relating to, or characteristic of a person who is mentally deranged: a wild and insane look on her face.

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