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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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   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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   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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   What does the term 'insane person' mean?

   • The term 'insane person' comes from the word 'insane', which is attested from 1786. It refers to a person as being sick or out of order, as in the brain being 'displaced' like a clock that is not functioning properly. The Italian word 'pazzo' and German 'verrückt' also share similar meanings, originating from the idea of insanity as a sickness.

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   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. If they're insane, the penalty is different.

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   (formal, law or old-fashioned, often offensive) having a serious mental illness that makes somebody unable to think or behave normally. Doctors certified him as insane. The prisoners were slowly going insane.

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    1. having a severe mental illness that prevents one from making rational judgments. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person who is unable to make rational judgments. insane actions. the insane ward. 3. irrational or extremely foolhardy. an insane plan.