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   In·sane

   /inˈsān/

   

   adjective

   • 1. in a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill: "he had gone insane" Similar mentally illseverely mentally disorderedof unsound mindcertifiablepsychoticschizophrenicmadmad as a hattermad as a March harederangeddementedout of one's mindout of one's headnot in one's right mindsick in the headunhingedunbalancedunstabledisturbedcrazedcrazyhystericalnon compos mentissectionableinformal:raving madstark raving madnot all therebonkerscrackedbatscuckooloonyloopynutsnuttynutty as a fruitcakescrewybananasoff one's rockeroff one's headoff one's chumpoff one's nutoff the wallaround the bendcrackersbarmybattybarkingbarking madstark staring madoff one's trolleyround the twistas daft as a brushnot the full shillingaway with the fairiesbuggynutsynutsoout of one's treewackosquirrellybushedporangiOpposite sane
   • ▪ (of an action or quality) characterized or caused by madness: "his eyes glowing with insane fury"
   • ▪ in a state of extreme annoyance or distraction: "a fly whose buzzing had been driving me insane" Similar madcrazyangryannoyedirritatedcrossvexedexasperatedincensedenragedinformal:aggravatedhot under the collarfoaming at the mouthsparecrackersOpposite calm
   • ▪ (of an action or policy) extremely foolish; irrational or illogical: "she had an insane desire to giggle" Similar extremely foolishidioticstupidsillysenselessnonsensicalpointlessabsurdridiculousludicrousfarcicallaughablepreposterousweirdbizarrefatuousinaneimbecilicmoronicasininemindlessharebrainedhalf-bakedill-conceivedimpracticableuntenableimplausibleunreasonableirrationalillogicalunrealisticunthinkableinformal:crazymadoff beamway outfull of holescock-eyeddaftbarmypottyOpposite sensible
   • 2. shocking; outrageous: informal US "they were making insane amounts of money"
   • ▪ astonishingly good or impressive; amazing: "those burritos are insane with the lime sauce"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin insanus, from in- ‘not’ + sanus ‘healthy’.

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   What does insane mean in slang?

   • To be insane is to have a seriously disordered state of mind. This is also a slang word for acting wacky or wild. This word has two closely related meanings. People who are insane are suffering from a seriously irrational or disordered state of mind. When someone commits a crime, it's important to know if they were sane or insane.

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   • c. Intended for use by such persons: an insane asylum. 2. Having been determined to be in a condition that meets the legal definition of insanity. 3. Immoderate; wild: insane jealousy. 4. Very foolish; absurd: took insane risks behind the wheel. [Latin īnsānus : in-, not; see in-1 + sānus, sane, healthy .] in·sane′ness n.

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   What does the word 'insane person' mean?

   • The noun meaning "insane person" is attested from 1786. For the notion of insanity as sickness, compare lunatic; and Italian pazzo "insane," originally a euphemism, from Latin patiens "suffering." German verrückt, literally past participle of verrücken "to displace," "applied to the brain as to a clock that is 'out of order' " [Buck].

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   What does inane mean in a sentence?

   • afflicted with mental derangement, having a disordered mind, mad: Her bizarre threats were the result of an insane jealousy. inane – empty, pointless, lacking sense, complacently foolish: I was bored by the lecturer’s inane presentation. Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree 1. a.

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    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.