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

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insane [ɪnˈseɪn] adj → fou(folle);

(Med) → aliéné(e)

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insane [ɪnˈseɪn] adj → wahnsinnig;

(Med) → geisteskrank

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

(MED) → alienato/a

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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 mielenvikainen dément לא שָׁפוּי पागल lud, umobolan őrült gila geðveikur demente, pazzo 正気でない 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 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 비상식적인 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 mielenvikaisuus 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