insane | ||
1. | [ adjective ] afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement | |
Examples: | "was declared insane" "insane laughter" |
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Related terms: | sane brainsick hebephrenic schizophrenic crackbrained paranoid maniacal crazed crazed psychopathic psychotic raving screw-loose lunatic mentally_ill maniclike non_compos_mentis fey balmy around_the_bend manic-depressive certifiable amuck irrational unreasonable | |
2. | [ adjective ] very foolish | |
Synonyms: | mad harebrained | |
Examples: | "harebrained ideas" "took insane risks behind the wheel" "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains" |
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Related terms: | foolish | |
Similar spelling: |
insanely incan Inconel insanity Injun |