Definitions for insane
ɪnˈseɪnin·sane

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. insane(adj)

   afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement

   "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

2. harebrained, insane, mad(adj)

   very foolish

   "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. insane(Adjective)

   Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted.

   Etymology: From insanus, from + .

2. insane(Adjective)

   Used by, or appropriated to, insane persons; as, an insane hospital.

   Etymology: From insanus, from + .

3. insane(Adjective)

   Causing insanity or madness.

   Etymology: From insanus, from + .

4. insane(Adjective)

   Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; chimerical; unpractical; as, an insane plan, attempt, etc.

   Etymology: From insanus, from + .

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Insane(adj)

   exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2

   Etymology: [L. insanus. See In- not, and Sane.]

2. Insane(adj)

   used by, or appropriated to, insane persons; as, an insane hospital

   Etymology: [L. insanus. See In- not, and Sane.]

3. Insane(adj)

   causing insanity or madness

   Etymology: [L. insanus. See In- not, and Sane.]

4. Insane(adj)

   characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; chimerical; unpractical; as, an insane plan, attempt, etc

   Etymology: [L. insanus. See In- not, and Sane.]

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1. INSANE

   INSANE is a proprietary INteractive Streaming ANimation Engine developed at LucasArts, primarily by programmer/game designer Vincent Lee. Using custom video compression technology, it greatly compresses moving images so that high quality full-screen videos can be displayed even in hi-res graphics modes on the PC. An early version was first developed for Star Wars: Rebel Assault, and was followed by a much enhanced version in Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire and then in Full Throttle, Outlaws, and The Dig. It was also used in the 1998 games Star Wars: Droid Works, Mysteries of the Sith, and Mortimer and The Riddles of the Medallion, and its compression technology was incorporated into Star Wars: Behind the Magic, Star Wars Episode I - Insider's Guide, and Jar Jar's Journey Adventure Book. The use for Full Throttle caused some problems since INSANE was intended to be photorealistic, contrasting to the general cartoony feeling. The rendered environment had to be scaled down to match to the rest of the game world. Later enhancements were made to the compression technology to optimize it for the cartoon style imagery used in Outlaws.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Insane

   in-sān′, adj. not sane or of sound mind: crazy: mad: utterly unwise: senseless: causing insanity—(Shak.) 'insane root,' prob. hemlock or henbane.—adv. Insane′ly.—ns. Insane′ness, insanity: madness; Insa′nie (Shak.) insanity; Insan′ity, want of sanity: an alteration in all or any of the functions of the brain, unfitting a man for affairs, and rendering him dangerous to himself and others: madness.

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1. insane

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Anagrams for insane »

1. sienna, Sienna

2. Sienna

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of insane in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of insane in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of insane in a Sentence

1. Edgar Allan Poe:

   I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity

2. Tyler Linfesty:

   The past 24 hours has been completely insane, i see people at school recognize me,' Hey, that's plaid shirt guy.' Yeah, that's me. And that's hard to believe.

3. Jennifer Lopez:

   It's an insane night for me, it's a really special thing – winning this award. [I’m] honored, it's just crazy for me. I don't have words, this is my town, I feel so at home here.

4. Alexander Woo:

   George is probably the most notable living person who has lived through the internment, and he's a working actor in our business, it seemed insane not to have him involved in the show. So I got up the courage to approach him.

5. Eddie Ray Routh:

   I've been so paranoid-schizophrenic all day, I don't know what to even think of the world right now, i don't know if I'm insane. Or sane. I don't know what's even sane in the world right now.

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