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insane

[ in-seyn ]

adjective

  1. (not in technical use as a medical diagnosis) not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of a person who is mentally deranged:

    a wild and insane look on her face.

  3. Law. considered to be or to have been affected with insanity, and therefore lacking legal responsibility or legal capacity:

    The judge deemed him criminally insane on the basis of his delusions and hallucinations.

  4. temporarily unable to think clearly:

    I think I'm going insane from all the noise outside.

  5. utterly senseless:

    an insane plan.

  6. Slang. excessive or extravagant; extreme:

    This much snow in April is just insane!

  7. Slang. astonishingly great; wonderful:

    Without his insane performance, the film would've been a total flop.



insane

/ ɪˈɪ /

adjective

    1. mentally deranged; crazy; of unsound mind
    2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the insane

  1. characteristic of a person of unsound mind

    an insane stare

  2. irresponsible; very foolish; stupid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱ, adverb
  • ˈԱԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Ա· adverb
  • ·Ա·Ա noun
  • ···Ա adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of insane1

First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin ԲԳܲ “unsound (of mind), demented, frenzied”; in- 3, sane
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Synonym Study

See mad.
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The White House has dismissed the challenges as misguided, accusing Democrats of raising “insane objections” to “commonsense” election protections.

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According to the board, David Geier advised that the patient undergo 22 blood tests; the mother balked when lab technicians told her the blood work would require “an insane amount of blood.”

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Musk, for his part, called the attacks “insane and deeply wrong” in a statement on X. “Tesla just makes electric cars and has done nothing to deserve these evil attacks,” he said.

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“This is to say that while the majority of the damage is on private land, it’s insane to entrust private citizens with public health.”

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"I just find it insane that people are wanting to come see me without any music being out," admits the teenager, who is from Uddingston.

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