insane

insane
in|sane [ ın`seın ] adjective
1. ) INFORMAL very stupid or crazy, especially in a way that is likely to cause serious problems, harm, or injury:
It's an insane situation that I can't see any way out of.
be insane to do something: You'd be totally insane to see him again.
2. ) suffering from very severe mental illness so that you cannot be considered legally responsible for your actions. It is usually considered offensive to call someone insane, although this word is still used in some legal or official phrases:
certify/declare someone insane: He was certified insane in 1998.
╾ in|sane|ly adverb:
insanely jealous

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Insane — 2011 Daten Standort Gröna Lund (Stockholm, Schweden) Typ …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • insane — in·sane adj: affected with insanity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. insane I …   Law dictionary

  • insane — [adj] mentally ill; foolish batty*, bizarre, cracked*, crazed, crazy, cuckoo*, daft, demented, derailed, deranged, fatuous, frenzied, idiotic, impractical, irrational, irresponsible, loony*, lunatic, mad, maniacal, mental, moonstruck*, nuts*,… …   New thesaurus

  • insane — ► ADJECTIVE 1) in or relating to an unsound state of mind; seriously mentally ill. 2) extremely foolish; irrational. DERIVATIVES insanely adverb insanity noun. ORIGIN Latin insanus, from in not + sanus healthy …   English terms dictionary

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