insane
pronunciation
How to pronounce insane in British English:
UK [ɪnˈseɪn]
How to pronounce insane in American English:
US [ɪnˈseɪn]
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- Adjective:
- afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
- very foolish
Word Origin
- insane (adj.)
- 1550s, from Latin insanus "mad, insane; outrageous, excessive, extravagant," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + sanus "well, healthy, sane" (see sane). Originally only of persons; of actions, from 1842. 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]. The noun meaning "insane person" is attested from 1786.
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Example
- 1. And mushrooms have so many different flavors it 's insane .
- 2. To make money , they 'd risked sending this kid insane .
- 3. By those standards , the deal with greece that is about to be agreed looks insane .
- 4. If mr. breivik was judged to be insane , he would have been sent to a psychiatric institution rather than to prison .
- 5. He said : " this was a case of insane automatism because the sleeping disorder the defendant had suffered from since childhood was ' part of him ' and not something that could be cured . "