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 [ɪnˈseɪn]

adj

1.

a.  mentally deranged; crazy; of unsound mind

b.  (as collective noun; preceded by the) the insane

2. (Psychology) characteristic of a person of unsound mind an insane stare

3. irresponsible; very foolish; stupid

insanely  adv

insaneness  n

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 Some people simply can't take it and they go insane.
mad sound, normal, sensible, rational, sane, lucid

2. stupid, foolish, daft (informal), bizarre, irresponsible, irrational, lunatic, senseless, preposterous, impractical, idiotic, inane, fatuous, dumb-ass (slang) Listen, this is completely insane.
stupid sensible, reasonable, reasoned, practical, logical

Translations

insane [ɪnˈseɪn]

A. ADJ

1. (= mad) → loco
he is quite insane → está completamente loco → es un demente
the jury decided King was insane at the time → el jurado decidió que King estaba loco or no estaba en su sano juicio en aquel momento
she had killed him while temporarily insane → lo había matado mientras sufría demencia temporal
to drive sb insane → enloquecer or volver loco a algn
to go insane → volverse loco
insane jealousy → celos mpl enfermizos

2. (fig) (= crazy) [suggestion, idea] → descabellado; [act] → insensato
if I told them that, they'd think I was insane → si les dijese eso, pensarían que estoy completamente loca or que no estoy en mi sano juicio
this idea is totally insane → esta idea es una verdadera locura or es totalmente descabellada
to drive sb insane → sacar a algn de quicio
it would be insane to let him go by himself → sería una locura dejarle ir solo

B. NPL the insane → los enfermos mentales
see also criminally

C. CPD insane asylum N (US) → manicomio m, psiquiátrico m

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insane [ɪnˈseɪn]

adj

(clinically) [person] → fou*(folle)
Pugin died insane at the age of forty → Pugin est mort fou à l'âge de quarante ans.
to go insane → devenir fou*(folle)
His first wife went insane → Sa première femme est devenue folle. criminally insane

[idea, suggestion] → fou*(folle)

npl
the insane → les malades mentaux criminally insane

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insane

adj

(lit) → geisteskrank; (fig inf) → wahnsinnig, irrsinnig; to drive somebody insane (lit) → jdn um den Verstand bringen; (fig inf) → jdn wahnsinnig machen; to go insane (lit) → den Verstand verlieren; (fig inf) → wahnsinnig werden; you must be insane! (inf) → du bist wohl wahnsinnig!; that’s insane! (inf) → das ist Wahnsinn or Irrsinn!; insane jealousy → rasende Eifersucht; he was judged criminally insane → er wurde als psychisch kranker Straftäter eingeschätzt

(esp US) insane asylum/ward → Anstalt f → /Abteilung f → für Geisteskranke

pl the insane → die Geisteskranken pl

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insane [ɪnˈseɪn]

1. adj (person) → pazzo/a, matto/a (Med) → malato/a di mente; (act) → folle, demenziale
to drive sb insane (fig) → far impazzire or far diventar matto/a qn

2. npl the insane → i malati di mente
an asylum for the insane → un manicomio

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insane [ɪnˈseɪn]

1. adj (person) → pazzo/a, matto/a (Med) → malato/a di mente; (act) → folle, demenziale
to drive sb insane (fig) → far impazzire or far diventar matto/a qn

2. npl the insane → i malati di mente
an asylum for the insane → un manicomio

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insane

adj insane [inˈsein]

1 mad; mentally ill. mal مَجْنون، مَريض عَقْلِيًّا луд duševně chorý sindssyg geisteskrank παράφρων, διανοητικά άρρωστος loco, demente vaimuhaige دیوانه hullu dément לא שָׁפוּי पागल lud, umobolan őrült gila geðveikur demente, pazzo 正気でない 미친, 정신 이상의 ne viso proto, psichiškai nesveikas vājprātīgs; nenormāls gila krankzinnig sinnssyk obłąkany louco nebun, dement сумасшедший; душевнобольной duševne chorý nor neuračunljiv sinnessjuk ซึ่งขาดสติ deli 精神錯亂的，發瘋的 божевільний, психічно хворий دیوانہ điên cuồng 精神错乱的

2 extremely foolish It was insane to think he would give you the money. mal جُنوني глупав nesmyslný sindssyg; åndssvag verrückt παράλογος, θεότρελος insensato rumal احمقانه؛ احمق järjetön insensé טִיפֵּש मूर्खता lud őrültség volt... tolol fáránlegur insensato ばかげている 몰지각한 beprotiškas, kvailas neprātīgs terlalu bodoh gek vanvittig, sprø szalony, idiotyczny tolo nechibzuit безрассудный šialený nesmiseln lud vansinnig ไร้เหตุผล saçma, deli, çıldırmış 極其愚蠢的 ненормальний نہایت بے وقوف ngớ ngẩn 极具愚蠢的

n inˈsanity [-ˈsӕ-]

malheid جُنون лудост šílenství sindssyge; åndssvaghed der Wahnsinn παραφροσύνη locura, demencia vaimuhaigus دیوانگی؛ حماقت järjettömyys folie אִי-שְׁפִיוּת पागलपन umobolnost, ludilo elmezavar ketololan geðveiki follia 狂気 정신 이상 beprotystė, psichinė liga vājprāts, neprāts kegilaan krankzinnigheid sinnssykdom; vanvidd obłęd loucura nebunie, demenţă невменяемость šialenstvo blaznost neuračunljivost sinnessjukdom, vansinne ความวิกลจริต delilik 精神錯亂 божевілля; безумство دیوانگی sự điên 精神错乱

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insane → مجنون duševně chorý sindssyg wahnsinnig παράφρων insensato järjetön fou lud pazzo 正気でない 미친 krankzinnig vanvittig obłąkany insano, louco сумасшедший sinnessjuk ที่วิกลจริต deli mất trí 患精神病的