insane

insane

afflicted with mental derangement, having a disordered mind, mad: Her bizarre threats were the result of an insane jealousy.
Not to be confused with:inane – empty, pointless, lacking sense, complacently foolish: I was bored by the lecturer’s inane presentation.

in·sane

I0159100 (ĭn-sān′)adj.1. a. Of, exhibiting, or afflicted with mental derangement. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.b. Characteristic of or associated with persons who are mentally deranged: an insane laugh; insane babbling.c. Intended for use by such persons: an insane asylum.2. Having been determined to be in a condition that meets the legal definition of insanity.3. Immoderate; wild: insane jealousy.4. Very foolish; absurd: took insane risks behind the wheel.

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[Latin īnsānus : in-, not; see in-¹ + sānus, sane, healthy.]

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in·sane′ly adv.in·sane′ness n.

insane

(ɪnˈseɪn) adj1. a. mentally deranged; crazy; of unsound mindb. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the insane. 2. (Psychology) characteristic of a person of unsound mind: an insane stare. 3. irresponsible; very foolish; stupid inˈsanely adv inˈsaneness n

in•sane

(ɪnˈseɪn)

adj. 1. (not in technical use) mentally unsound or deranged; demented; mad. 2. of, characteristic of, or for persons who are mentally deranged. 3. utterly senseless; irrational: an insane plan. [1550–60; < Latin] in•sane′ly, adv. in•sane′ness, n.

insane

, insanity - Latin sanus, "healthy," is part of insane and insanity.See also related terms for healthy.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"irrational - not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"unreasonable - not reasonable; not showing good judgmentsane - mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"
	2.	insane - very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains"harebrained, madfoolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"

insane

adjective1. mad, crazy, nuts (slang), cracked (slang), mental (slang), barking (slang), crackers (Brit. slang), mentally ill, crazed, demented, cuckoo (informal), deranged, loopy (informal), round the bend (informal), barking mad (slang), out of your mind, gaga (informal), screwy (informal), doolally (slang), off your trolley (slang), round the twist (informal), of unsound mind, not right in the head, non compos mentis (Latin), off your rocker (slang), not the full shilling (informal), mentally disordered Some people simply can't take it and they go insane.
mad sound, normal, sensible, rational, sane, lucid2. stupid, foolish, daft (informal), bizarre, irresponsible, irrational, lunatic, senseless, preposterous, impractical, idiotic, inane, fatuous, dumb-ass (slang) Listen, this is completely insane.
stupid sensible, reasonable, reasoned, practical, logical

insane

adjective1. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.Informal: bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony.Slang: bananas, batty, buggy, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky.Chiefly British: crackers.Law: non compos mentis.Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.2. So senseless as to be laughable:absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy.Slang: balmy, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky.

Translations

患精神病的极具愚蠢的精神错乱的

insane

(inˈsein) adjective1. mad; mentally ill. 精神錯亂的，發瘋的 精神错乱的2. extremely foolish. It was insane to think he would give you the money. 極其愚蠢的 极具愚蠢的inˈsanity (-ˈsӕ-) noun 精神錯亂 精神错乱

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