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   insane

   /ɪnˈseɪn/

   adjective

   • 1. in a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, 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 wallround 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 were glowing with insane fury"
   • ▪ extremely annoyed: "a fly whose buzzing had been driving me insane" Similar madcrazyangryannoyedirritatedcrossvexedexasperatedincensedenragedinformal:aggravatedhot under the collarfoaming at the mouthsparecrackersOpposite calm
   • ▪ extremely foolish; irrational: "she had an insane desire to giggle" Similar extremely foolishidioticstupidsillysenselessnonsensicalpointlessabsurdridiculousludicrousfarcicallaughablepreposterousweirdbizarrefatuousinaneimbecilicmoronicasininemindlesshare-brainedhalf-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: "the peanut butter chocolate is insane"

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

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