Meaning

6 senses
  1. Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.

    wahnsinnig, verrückt, geisteskrank

    душевнобольно́йduševnobolʹnój, невменя́емыйnevmenjájemyj, сумасше́дшийsumasšédšij

    божеві́льнийboževílʹnyj, безу́мнийbezúmnyj, шале́нийšalényj

  2. Used by or relating to insane people.

    an insane hospital

    an insane asylum

  3. Causing insanity or madness.

  4. (informal)Characterized by excess or the utmost folly; ridiculous; impractical.

    an insane plan

    an insane amount of money

    невменя́емыйnevmenjájemyj

  5. (slang)Extremely good; incredibly amazing.

    That guy is insane at FPS games.

  6. (informal)Enraged; furious.

More definitions
  • afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
  • very foolish

Examples

290 sentences
  1. Do you think Tom is insane?

    Думаєш, Том божевільний?

    ruДумаешь, Том ненормальный?

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  2. I know that Tom is insane.

    Я знаю, що Том божевільний.

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  3. Tom isn't insane, but Mary is.

    Том не божевільний, а от Мері — так.

    ruТом не спятил, но Мэри спятила.

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  4. Tom has gone insane.

    Том збожеволів.

    ruТом сошёл с ума.

    deTom hat den Verstand verloren.

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  5. That would be insane.

    Це було б божевіллям.

    ruЭто было бы безумием.

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Translations

9 languages
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

From Latin īnsānus (“unsound in mind; mad, insane”), from in- + sānus (“sound, sane”), equ

From Latin īnsānus (“unsound in mind; mad, insane”), from in- + sānus (“sound, sane”), equivalent to in- + sane.

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Forms

more insane/insaner, most insane/insanest
Comparativemore insane / insaner Lesson
Superlativemost insane / insanest Lesson

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Synonyms

93 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

16 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • gone gone insane
  • gone insane
  • going insane

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
insane — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto