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in⋅sane
[in-seyn] 
–adjective
| 1. | not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person who is mentally deranged: insane actions; an insane asylum. |
| 3. | utterly senseless: an insane plan. |
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| in·sane (ĭn-sān') adj.
[Latin īnsānus : in-, not; see in-1 + sānus, sane, healthy.] in·sane'ly adv., in·sane'ness n. |
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Insane
In*sane"\, a. [L. insanus. See In- not, and Sane.]1. Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2. 2. Used by, or appropriated to, insane persons; as, an insane hospital. 3. Causing insanity or madness. [R.] Or have we eaten on the insaneroot That takes the reason prisoner ? --Shak. 4. Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; chimerical; unpractical; as, an insane plan, attempt, etc. I know not which was the insane measure. --Southey.
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Language Translation for : Insane
Spanish:
loco, demente,
German:
geisteskrank,
Japanese:
正気でない
insane
1560, from L. insanus "mad, insane, outrageous, excessive, extravagant," from in- "not" + sanus (see sane). Originally only of persons; of actions, from 1842. Cf. lunatic; and It. pazzo "insane," originally a euphemism, from L. patiens "suffering." Ger. verrückt, lit. pp. of verrücken "to displace," "applied to the brain as to a clock that is 'out of order' " [Buck].
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Main Entry: in·sane
Function: adjective
: affected with insanity
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Main Entry: in·sane
Pronunciation: (')in-'sAn
Function: adjective
1 : mentally disordered : exhibiting insanity
2 : used by, typical of, or intended for insane persons
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insane in·sane (ĭn-sān')
adj.
Of, exhibiting, or afflicted with insanity.
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