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insane

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˌɪnˈseɪn// UK //ɪnsˈeɪn// in·sane Informal Slang

adj. extremely foolish, crazy, or shocking. You can also use it to describe something that is very impressive or extreme in a good way.

adj. mentally deranged or extremely foolish; in modern informal contexts, it functions as an intensifier for something remarkable or excessive.


SIMPLE

The traffic in the city today is absolutely insane.

CONTEXTUAL

It would be insane to quit your job before you have found a new one.

COMPLEX

The athlete's performance was nothing short of insane, breaking a world record that many experts believed would stand for at least another decade.

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Origin

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

Usage

Often used as a gradable adjective with intensifiers like 'completely' or 'totally'.

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