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insane
[ in-seyn ]
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.
- 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.
- temporarily unable to think clearly:
I think I'm going insane from all the noise outside.
- utterly senseless:
an insane plan.
- Slang. excessive or extravagant; extreme:
This much snow in April is just insane!
- Slang. astonishingly great; wonderful:
Without his insane performance, the film would've been a total flop.
insane
/ ɪnˈseɪn /
adjective
- mentally deranged; crazy; of unsound mind
- ( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the insane
- characteristic of a person of unsound mind
an insane stare
- irresponsible; very foolish; stupid
Derived Forms
- inˈsanely, adverb
- inˈsaneness, noun
Other Words From
- in·sane·ly adverb
- in·sane·ness noun
- pseu·do·in·sane adjective
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
If I told you some of the shapes and I showed you some, you’d be like 'that's insane'.
“It was the most insane thing. But this is to say that you just get onstage and do whatever you can to get seen, to build your résumé.”
A couple years ago, I bought the insane giant cocoon jacket Gisele Bündchen wears in the show.
Sharon Tuschick was heading to the coast with her husband for the day and said blue tinted lights drove her "insane".
That’s how you had Kevin McCarthy go on national TV and say that D.C. has decriminalized carjackings, which is insane.
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