26984 words

insane

6 definitions • 14 examples
1
very annoyed, angry, upset, or excited, often so that you cannot think or behave normally:

Examples:

go insane I'll go insane if I have to stay here any longer.
She came onstage and the crowd went insane.
drive someone insane It drives me insane when people keep getting my name wrong.
insane with By the next morning her parents were insane with worry.
2

Examples:

You'd have to be insane to want that job.
it is insane to It's insane to drive at that speed on a residential street.
It would be insane not to take advantage of this opportunity.
The prices here are insane.
My friend came up with the insane idea of going camping in February.
3
a word meaning seriously mentally ill, which was used by doctors in the past and is still sometimes used in law, but can be considered offensive in other situations:

Examples:

The defendant is alleged to have been insane at the time of committing the offence.
4

Examples:

I tried the lobster and I have to say it was insane.
I wanted to try this insane ice cream cookie sandwich that I saw someone making on the internet.
5
a way of referring in general to people who are seriously mentally ill, which is now considered offensive
6

Examples:

You’d have to be insane to spend $200 on dinner!
Fisher went insane and had to be hospitalized.

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