insane

== English == === Etymology === From Latin īnsānus (“unsound in mind; mad, insane”), from in- + sānus (“sound, sane”), equivalent to in- +‎ sane. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈseɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪn === Adjective === insane (comparative more insane or insaner, superlative most insane or insanest) Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:insane Used by or relating to insane people. Causing insanity or madness. (informal) Characterized by excess or the utmost folly; ridiculous; impractical. (slang) Extremely good; incredibly amazing. (informal) Enraged; furious. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:insane ==== Antonyms ==== sane ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== insanity ==== Collocations ==== ==== Descendants ==== → French: insane → German: insane ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “insane”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “insane”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “insane”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Annies, Sannie, Sienna, inanes, nenias, sannie, sienna == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English insane. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /in.sɛjn/, /in.sɛn/, /ɛ̃.san/ === Adjective === insane (plural insanes) insane, crazy (modern usage, informal, figurative) crazy, unbelievable === Further reading === “insane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from English insane. Doublet of insan. === Adjective === insane (strong nominative masculine singular insaner, not comparable) (colloquial, figurative) insane, crazy ==== Declension ==== == Italian == === Adjective === insane f pl feminine plural of insano == Latin == === Adjective === īnsāne vocative masculine singular of īnsānus === References === “insane”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “insane”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “insane”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.