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English Dictionary: insane	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
insane adj afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" Antonym(s): sane very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains" Synonym(s): harebrained, insane, mad
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Insane \Insane"\, a. [L. insanus. See {In-} not, and {Sane}.] 1. Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See {Insanity}, 2. 2. Used by, or appropriated to, insane* persons; as, an insane hospital. 3. Causing insanity or madness. [R.] Or have we eaten on the insaneroot That takes the reason prisoner ? --Shak. 4. Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; chimerical; unpractical; as, an insane plan, attempt, etc. I know not which was the insane measure. --Southey.