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- pronunciation:
- ihn
seIn
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having a disease of the mind; crazy; mad.
The man was talking to an imaginary person, and he seemed to be insane.- synonyms:
- crazy, mad
- antonyms:
- sane
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| definition 2: |
very foolish or silly.
The idea of humans flying in the air in flying machines was considered insane at one time.He could always make us laugh with his insane jokes.- synonyms:
- crazy, mad
- antonyms:
- sane
- similar words:
- absurd, dumb, foolish, ridiculous, unreasonable
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| related words: |
delirious, sick, wild |
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| derivations: |
insanely (adv.), insaneness (n.) |
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