insane
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insane
- /ɪnˈseɪn/
Rhymes with -eɪn
Where it comes from
From Latin īnsānus (“unsound in mind; mad, insane”), from in- + sānus (“sound, sane”), equivalent to in- + sane.
adjective more insane · insaner · most insane · insanest
- Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad. What is the cause of insanity? Nobody can answer such a sweeping question as that, but we know that certain diseases, such as syphilis, break down and destroy the brain cells and result in insanity. In fact, about one-half of all mental diseases can be attributed to such physical causes as brain les
- Used by or relating to insane people. an insane hospital
- Causing insanity or madness. Were such things here, as we doe speake about? / Or haue we eaten on the insane Root, / That takes the Reason Prisoner?
- Characterized by excess or the utmost folly; ridiculous; impractical. an insane plan
- Extremely good; incredibly amazing. That guy is insane at FPS games.
- Enraged; furious.
Similar: 5150, bananas, barking, barking mad, fey, buggish, buggy, bughouse, barmy, batchy, batpoop, bats, batty, bonkers, bread baskets, cracked, crackers, cra-cra, cray, cray-cray, crazed, crazy, crazy as a bedbug, crazy as a cootie, crazy as a cootie bug, crazy as a pet coon, cuckoo, daffy, daft, demented · Opposite: sane, sober
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: crazed, crazy, bonkers, mad, bats, demented, lunatic, batty, screwy, loony, deranged, unhinged, maniacal, dotty, barmy, kooky
adjective
Similar: 5150, bananas, barking, barking mad, fey, buggish, buggy, bughouse, barmy, batchy, batpoop, bats, batty, bonkers, bread baskets, cracked, crackers, cra-cra, cray, cray-cray, crazed, crazy, crazy as a bedbug, crazy as a cootie, crazy as a cootie bug, crazy as a pet coon, cuckoo, daffy, daft, demented · Opposite: sane, sober
Translations
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adj exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind
| Español | enfermo mental, enajenado, alienado, perturbado, desequilibrado, chiflado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 제정신이 아니다 jejeongsini anida |
| 日本語 | 気が狂った ki ga kurutta, 狂しい kuruoshii, 頭がおかしい atama ga okashii |
| 中文 | 精神失常 jīngshén shīcháng, 精神錯亂 /精神错乱 jīngshén cuòluàn, 瘋狂 /疯狂 fēngkuáng, 發狂 /发狂 fākuáng |
| हिन्दी | पागल pāgal, दीवाना dīvānā |
| Português | insano, doido, louco, débil mental |
| Français | dérangé, délirant, fou, dément |
| Deutsch | wahnsinnig, verrückt, geisteskrank |
| Italiano | insano, pazzo, folle |
| Ελληνικά | παράφρων paráfron, τρελός trelós |
| Română | nebun, alienat, dement, dezechilibrat psihic |
| Русский | душевнобольно́й duševnobolʹnój, невменя́емый nevmenjájemyj, сумасше́дший sumasšédšij, безу́мный bezúmnyj, умалишённый umališónnyj, поме́шанный poméšannyj |
| Tiếng Việt | điên, cuồng, điên rồ |
| العربية | مَجْنُون majnūn, مَخْبُول maḵbūl |
| עברית | בלתי־שפוי biltí-shafúy |
adj causing insanity or madness
| Português | enlouquecedor |
|---|---|
| Français | dérangeant, démentiel, malsain |
| Română | demențial, înnebunitor |
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