Insane
adjective
Not in a normal mental state, especially due to mental illness.
His actions were so strange, people thought he might be insane.
Often appears as...
- insane person
- insane behavior
adjective
Very foolish or unreasonable.
She has an insane desire to quit her job and travel the world.
Often appears as...
- insane idea
- insane risk
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Colloquial
adjective
Very great or extreme.
The restaurant was doing insane business on the weekends.
Often appears as...
- insane amounts
- insane speed
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Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Not legally responsible because of mental disorder.
His lawyer claimed that he was insane at the time of the crime.
Often appears as...
- plead insane
- found insane
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Formal
adjective
Not in a normal mental state, especially due to mental illness.
His actions were so strange, people thought he might be insane.
Often appears as...
- insane person
- insane behavior
adjective
Very foolish or unreasonable.
She has an insane desire to quit her job and travel the world.
Often appears as...
- insane idea
- insane risk
Usage tips
Colloquial
adjective
Very great or extreme.
The restaurant was doing insane business on the weekends.
Often appears as...
- insane amounts
- insane speed
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Not legally responsible because of mental disorder.
His lawyer claimed that he was insane at the time of the crime.
Often appears as...
- plead insane
- found insane
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Mental State
Used to describe untypical behaviors related to mental conditions, not just odd actions.
The patient was diagnosed as insane by the psychiatrist.
Pro Tip 2/2Sensitive Term
Can be offensive; use with care in discussions about mental illness.
She regretted calling him insane after learning about his condition.
Pro Tip 1/2Mental State
Used to describe untypical behaviors related to mental conditions, not just odd actions.
The patient was diagnosed as insane by the psychiatrist.
Pro Tip 2/2Sensitive Term
Can be offensive; use with care in discussions about mental illness.
She regretted calling him insane after learning about his condition.
Pro Tip 1/2Mental State
Used to describe untypical behaviors related to mental conditions, not just odd actions.
The patient was diagnosed as insane by the psychiatrist.
Pro Tip 2/2Sensitive Term
Can be offensive; use with care in discussions about mental illness.
She regretted calling him insane after learning about his condition.
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Atheism 2.0 PIPE Alain de...
and you said, "I've come here because I'm in search of morality, guidance and consolation; I want to know how to live," they would show you the way to the insane asylum. This is simply not what our grandest and best institutes of higher learning are in the business of. Why? They don't think we need it.
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Elon Musk: A future...
How insane is that? It's bonkers, yeah. I mean, how do you handle that psychologically? There aren't many people in the world who have to even think about that. I actually don't think about that too much. But the thing that is actually more difficult and that does make sleeping difficult
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What hallucination...
But no more than one percent of the people acknowledge them, because they are afraid they will be seen as insane or something. And if they do mention them to their own doctors, they may be misdiagnosed. In particular, the notion is that if you see things or hear things, you're going mad.
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The nightmare videos of...
available online in all of these kind of insane combinations. And the more time you start to spend with them, the crazier and crazier you start to feel that you might be. And that's where I kind of launched into this, that feeling of deep strangeness and deep lack of understanding
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Jedidah Isler: How I...
The dinner plate by which material falls onto the black hole is called the accretion disc, shown here in blue. Some of that material is slingshotted around the black hole and accelerated to insanely high speeds in the jet, shown here in white. Although the blazar system is rare,
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Rethinking media PIPE Ted...
come to me and they tell me that my classes have forever changed the way they look at television or film and knowing how to produce media as well as had a critique media means that that they actually drive their friends and family absolutely insane whenever they
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Baby Albatross Encounter...
It's just insane. And sits down on it and warms it and then that 20 minutes afterwards, we were filming it being fed five, five times and just a model of a parent. But I think it was one of the most tense moments of my life
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The greatest TED Talk...
classic convertible I'm insane the brand that I am is I would call it casual fly part hippy part yogi part Brooklyn girl I don't know I'm the pet I sell pet toys all over the country all over the world so I guess that's my
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Tap Into Your Brain's...
you know why what that is crazy insane right dude that's crazy and nuts out of all the colors and tools in the world to choose from isn't it a little
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Billy Graham:...
I'm the embodiment of all truth." He was a liar. Or he was insane. Or he was what he claimed to be. Which was he?
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Atheism 2.0 PIPE Alain de...
and you said, "I've come here because I'm in search of morality, guidance and consolation; I want to know how to live," they would show you the way to the insane asylum. This is simply not what our grandest and best institutes of higher learning are in the business of. Why? They don't think we need it.
Video examples
Elon Musk: A future...
How insane is that? It's bonkers, yeah. I mean, how do you handle that psychologically? There aren't many people in the world who have to even think about that. I actually don't think about that too much. But the thing that is actually more difficult and that does make sleeping difficult
Video examples
What hallucination...
But no more than one percent of the people acknowledge them, because they are afraid they will be seen as insane or something. And if they do mention them to their own doctors, they may be misdiagnosed. In particular, the notion is that if you see things or hear things, you're going mad.
Video examples
The nightmare videos of...
available online in all of these kind of insane combinations. And the more time you start to spend with them, the crazier and crazier you start to feel that you might be. And that's where I kind of launched into this, that feeling of deep strangeness and deep lack of understanding
Video examples
Jedidah Isler: How I...
The dinner plate by which material falls onto the black hole is called the accretion disc, shown here in blue. Some of that material is slingshotted around the black hole and accelerated to insanely high speeds in the jet, shown here in white. Although the blazar system is rare,
Video examples
Rethinking media PIPE Ted...
come to me and they tell me that my classes have forever changed the way they look at television or film and knowing how to produce media as well as had a critique media means that that they actually drive their friends and family absolutely insane whenever they
Video examples
Baby Albatross Encounter...
It's just insane. And sits down on it and warms it and then that 20 minutes afterwards, we were filming it being fed five, five times and just a model of a parent. But I think it was one of the most tense moments of my life
Video examples
The greatest TED Talk...
classic convertible I'm insane the brand that I am is I would call it casual fly part hippy part yogi part Brooklyn girl I don't know I'm the pet I sell pet toys all over the country all over the world so I guess that's my
Video examples
Tap Into Your Brain's...
you know why what that is crazy insane right dude that's crazy and nuts out of all the colors and tools in the world to choose from isn't it a little
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Billy Graham:...
I'm the embodiment of all truth." He was a liar. Or he was insane. Or he was what he claimed to be. Which was he?
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Quote examples
Hailey Baldwin
American Model
My biggest goal in life will be achieved when I have a family, when I have my own kids that I can raise myself and bring up based on what I know. I always think it's the wildest idea - raising a whole, entire human is insane to me, and I've always wanted kids.
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Spencer Stone
American Soldier
I never thought I'd ever get stabbed in my life. The fact that it happened twice within, like, a two-month period is pretty insane.
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Samantha Shannon
British Writer
I do take this insane pleasure in world-building. I get the world in my head, but I have to make sure everyone else gets it.
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Indra Nooyi
Indian Businesswoman
I pick up the details that drive the organization insane. But sweating the details is more important than anything else.
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Jay Ellis
American Actor
I'm insanely curious about life and everyone's story and where they come from and how they got to be who they are.
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John Lithgow
American Actor
Every time I see somebody behaving truly insanely in real life, I think, 'Yes! I'm not over the top after all!
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Ridley Scott
British Director
I'm fundamentally a positive person. Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing some of the insane movies that I do.
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Tarana Burke
American Activist
You cannot put a song - you cannot put a person's talent over somebody's humanity. That's just insane.
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Taissa Farmiga
American Actress
Norma Bates is insanely crazy, but you can't help but love her.
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Travis Knight
American Producer
My father has this insane, all-consuming passion for sports.
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Hailey Baldwin
American Model
My biggest goal in life will be achieved when I have a family, when I have my own kids that I can raise myself and bring up based on what I know. I always think it's the wildest idea - raising a whole, entire human is insane to me, and I've always wanted kids.
Quote examples
Spencer Stone
American Soldier
I never thought I'd ever get stabbed in my life. The fact that it happened twice within, like, a two-month period is pretty insane.
Quote examples
Samantha Shannon
British Writer
I do take this insane pleasure in world-building. I get the world in my head, but I have to make sure everyone else gets it.
Quote examples
Indra Nooyi
Indian Businesswoman
I pick up the details that drive the organization insane. But sweating the details is more important than anything else.
Quote examples
Jay Ellis
American Actor
I'm insanely curious about life and everyone's story and where they come from and how they got to be who they are.
Quote examples
John Lithgow
American Actor
Every time I see somebody behaving truly insanely in real life, I think, 'Yes! I'm not over the top after all!
Quote examples
Ridley Scott
British Director
I'm fundamentally a positive person. Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing some of the insane movies that I do.
Quote examples
Tarana Burke
American Activist
You cannot put a song - you cannot put a person's talent over somebody's humanity. That's just insane.
Quote examples
Taissa Farmiga
American Actress
Norma Bates is insanely crazy, but you can't help but love her.
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Travis Knight
American Producer
My father has this insane, all-consuming passion for sports.
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