insane

insane
in|sane [ınˈseın] adj
1.) informal completely stupid or crazy, often in a way that is dangerous
▪ That's an insane risk.
▪ The whole idea sounds absolutely insane to me.
▪ Why did you do that? Have you gone insane ?
2.) someone who is insane is permanently and seriously mentally ill so that they cannot live in normal society
▪ The killer was declared criminally insane.
3.) the insane
people who are mentally ill
▪ a hospital for the insane
4.) drive sb insane informal
to make someone feel more and more annoyed or angry, usually over a long period of time
= drive somebody mad
▪ My little brother's been driving me insane all weekend.
>insanely adv
▪ insanely jealous
▪ She giggled insanely.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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