insane

in·sane  (n-sn)

adj.

1.

a. Of, exhibiting, or afflicted with insanity.

b. Characteristic of or associated with persons afflicted with insanity: an insane laugh; insane babbling.

c. Intended for use by such persons: an insane asylum.

2. Immoderate; wild: insane jealousy.

3. Very foolish; absurd: took insane risks behind the wheel.

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[Latin nsnus : in-, not; see in-¹ + snus, sane, healthy.]

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in·sanely adv.

in·saneness n.

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insane

Adjective

1. mentally ill

2. stupidly irresponsible: acting on an insane impulse

insanely adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" irrational - not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals" unreasonable - not reasonable; not showing good judgment sane - mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"
	2.	insane - very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains" harebrained, mad foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"

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insane

adjective 1. mad, crazy, nuts (slang) cracked (slang) mental (slang) barking (slang) crackers Brit. (slang) mentally ill, crazed, demented, cuckoo (informal) deranged, loopy (informal) round the bend (informal) barking mad (slang) out of your mind, gaga (informal) screwy (informal) doolally (slang) off your trolley (slang) round the twist (informal) of unsound mind, not right in the head, non compos mentis (Latin) off your rocker (slang) not the full shilling (informal) mentally disordered, off the air Austral. (slang) porangi N.Z. << OPPOSITE sane

adjective 2. stupid, foolish, daft (informal) bizarre, irresponsible, irrational, lunatic, senseless, preposterous, impractical, idiotic, inane, fatuous, dumb-ass (slang) << OPPOSITE reasonable see see, mad

Translations

insane [ɪnˈseɪn] adj → loco;

(MED) → demente

insane [ɪnˈseɪn] adj → fou(folle);

(Med) → aliéné(e)

insane [ɪnˈseɪn] adj → wahnsinnig;

(Med) → geisteskrank

insane [ɪnˈseɪn] adj → matto/a, pazzo/a;

(MED) → alienato/a

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insane

adj insane [inˈsein]

1 mad; mentally ill. malمَجْنون، مَريض عَقْلِيًّاлудduševně chorýsindssyggeisteskrankπαράφρων, διανοητικά άρρωστοςloco, dementevaimuhaigeدیوانهmielenvikainendémentלא שָׁפוּיपागलlud, umobolanőrültgilageðveikurdemente, pazzo正気でない정신 이상의ne viso proto, psichiškai nesveikasvājprātīgs; nenormālsgilakrankzinnigsinnssykobłąkanylouconebun, dementсумасшедший; душевнобольнойduševne chorýnorneuračunljivsinnessjukซึ่งขาดสติdeli精神錯亂的божевільний, психічно хворийدیوانہđiên cuồng精神错乱的

2 extremely foolish It was insane to think he would give you the money.malجُنونيглупавnesmyslnýsindssyg; åndssvagverrücktπαράλογος, θεότρελοςinsensatorumalاحمقانه؛ احمقjärjetöninsenséטִיפֵּשमूर्खताludőrültség volt...tololfáránlegurinsensatoばかげている비상식적인beprotiškas, kvailasneprātīgsterlalu bodohgekvanvittig, sprøszalony, idiotycznytolonechibzuitбезрассудныйšialenýnesmiselnludvansinnigไร้เหตุผลsaçma, deli, çıldırmış極其愚蠢的ненормальнийنہایت بے وقوفngớ ngẩn极具愚蠢的

n inˈsanity [-ˈsӕ-]

malheidجُنونлудостšílenstvísindssyge; åndssvaghedder Wahnsinnπαραφροσύνηlocura, demenciavaimuhaigusدیوانگی؛ حماقتmielenvikaisuusfolieאִי-שְׁפִיוּתपागलपनumobolnost, ludiloelmezavarketololangeðveikifollia狂気정신 이상beprotystė, psichinė ligavājprāts, neprātskegilaankrankzinnigheidsinnssykdom; vanviddobłędloucuranebunie, demenţăневменяемостьšialenstvoblaznostneuračunljivostsinnessjukdom, vansinneความวิกลจริตdelilik精神錯亂божевілля; безумствоدیوانگیsự điên精神错乱