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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•san•i•ty (in san′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - Psychiatrythe condition of being insane;
a derangement of the mind. - Lawsuch unsoundness of mind as affects legal responsibility or capacity.
- Psychiatry(formerly) psychosis.
- extreme folly;
senselessness; foolhardiness.
- Latin insānitās. See in-3, sanity
- 1580–90
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: insanity /ɪnˈsænɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- relatively permanent disorder of the mind; state or condition of being insane
- utter folly; stupidity
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•sane /ɪnˈseɪn/USA pronunciation adj. - Psychiatry[not in technical use] mentally unsound; mad.
- of or characteristic of the mentally deranged:insane actions.
- utterly senseless;
irrational; foolish:You're insane if you think you can jump off that bridge and live. in•sane•ly, adv. in•sane•ness, n. [uncountable] in•san•i•ty /ɪnˈsænɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -san-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•sane (in sān′),USA pronunciation adj. - not sane;
not of sound mind; mentally deranged. - of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person who is mentally deranged:insane actions; an insane asylum.
- utterly senseless:an insane plan.
- Latin insānus. See in-3, sane
- 1550–60
in•sane′ly, adv. in•sane′ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged demented; lunatic, crazed, crazy; maniacal.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged foolish, irrational. See mad.
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