insane

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈseɪn/

Adjective

Positive insane

Comparative more insane

Superlative most insane

1. If you are insane you can not think well because of mental illness.

   He was sent to a mental hospital because he was insane.

   Nothing he signed can be used because he was insane when he signed.

2. An insane idea is very strange, like something a crazy person might think of.

   That has got to be the most insane thing I have ever heard.

3. If something is insane it does not make sense. It is strange in a bad way.

   The price of gas these days is insane.

Synonyms

• crazy
• mentally ill

Antonyms

• sane
• normal

Related words

• insanity