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insane definition
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Grep of noun insane insane asylum insaneness Overview of adj insane The adj insane has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) insane -- (afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter") 2. (1) harebrained, insane, mad -- (very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains") Antonyms of adj insane 2 senses of insane Sense 1 insane (vs. sane) sane (vs. insane) => compos mentis(prenominal), of sound mind(prenominal) => in his right mind(prenominal), in her right mind(prenominal), in their right minds(prenominal) => lucid Sense 2 harebrained, insane, mad INDIRECT (VIA foolish) -> wise Similarity of adj insane 2 senses of insane Sense 1 insane (vs. sane) => amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(prenominal) => balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, wacky => brainsick, crazy, demented, distracted, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged => certifiable, certified => crackbrained, idiotic => crazed, deranged, half-crazed => fey, touched(prenominal) => hebephrenic, schizophrenic => lunatic, moonstruck => maniacal, maniac(prenominal) => manic-depressive => maniclike => non compos mentis(prenominal), noncompos mentis(prenominal), of unsound mind(prenominal) => paranoid => psychopathic, psychopathologic, psychopathological => psychotic => raving, raving mad, wild => schizophrenic => screw-loose, screwy => mentally ill, unsound, unstable Also See-> irrational#1; unreasonable#1 Sense 2 harebrained, insane, mad => foolish (vs. wise) Attributes of adj insane Familiarity of adj insane insane used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj insane insane Overview of adj insane The adj insane has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) insane -- (afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter") 2. (1) harebrained, insane, mad -- (very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains")
insane definition
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