insane
gb/ɪnsˈeɪn/ us/ɪnsˈeɪn/
B1
انگلیسی
~ 1900
معنیها
۰ معنی
adjective
informal
B1
property
1
Extremely foolish or unreasonable
Very silly or unreasonable; not making sense.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone/something] is insane
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse this meaning with the medical sense of 'mentally ill', which is less common in everyday speech.
هممعنیها
crazy (Common informal synonym; slightly more casual and versatile.)
|
ridiculous (Focuses on being absurd rather than irrational.)
متضادها
sensible (Emphasizes sound judgment and reason, the opposite of foolishness.)
ترکیبهای رایج
insane idea
|insane plan
|insane amount
|insane price
|insane speed
موضوعها
emotions
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- That was an insane amount of money to spend on shoes.
- Driving that fast in the rain is insane.
- The plot twist in the movie was absolutely insane.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- It is insane to walk on the road at night without lights.
- That game was insane and very exciting.
- He paid an insane price for the watch.
adjective
B2
state
2
Having a severe mental illness
Having a serious mental illness that changes how someone thinks or acts.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] is insane
اشتباه رایج:
Learners often overuse this meaning in casual contexts where 'crazy' or 'ridiculous' would be more appropriate.
هممعنیها
psychotic (Medical term referring to severe mental disorders involving loss of contact with reality.)
متضادها
sane (Means having normal mental health and sound judgment.)
ترکیبهای رایج
legally insane
|declared insane
|mentally insane
موضوعها
health
|law
|emotions
نمونهها
- The court found him legally insane at the time of the crime.
- She was diagnosed as insane after a long evaluation.
- They claimed he was insane and needed treatment.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The man was declared insane by the doctor.
- She is insane and cannot take care of herself.
- The judge said he was legally insane.
adjective
informal
B2
property
3
Extremely impressive or exciting
Very exciting or amazing; hard to believe because it is so good or extreme.
الگوی کاربرد:
[something] is insane
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse this with the negative senses of 'insane', but here it is positive slang for 'amazing'.
هممعنیها
amazing (Highlights admiration without the informal exaggeration.)
|
incredible (Focuses on being hard to believe due to excellence.)
متضادها
boring (Describes something dull and unexciting, opposite in emotional impact.)
ترکیبهای رایج
insane performance
|insane talent
|insane skill
موضوعها
emotions
|entertainment
|core_vocabulary
|communication
|arts_entertainment
نمونهها
- The guitarist gave an insane performance last night.
- That roller coaster has some insane drops.
- Her cooking skills are absolutely insane.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The show last night was insane.
- He has insane skills in basketball.
- The party was insane and fun.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
insane
IPA
GB/ɪnsˈeɪn/
US/ɪnsˈeɪn/
هجاها و تکیه
in - sane (۲ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (sane)
صورتهای واژه
Adjective
- Base: insane
خانوادهٔ واژه
Core family
insanely
adverb
insanity
noun
Negative and opposite forms
عبارتها
drive someone insane
1/dɹˈaɪv sˈʌmwˌʌn ɪnsˈeɪn/
idiom
informal
Make someone extremely annoyed or stressed
To make someone feel very annoyed, upset, or mentally tired.
نمونهها
- The constant noise is driving me insane.
- Her endless questions were driving him insane.
go insane
1/ɡˈoʊ ɪnsˈeɪn/
fixed phrase
Become mentally ill or irrational
To become mentally ill or start acting in a very strange way.
نمونهها
- He nearly went insane after months of isolation.
- She thought she would go insane if the noise didn’t stop.
insane asylum
1/ɪnsˈeɪn əsˈaɪləm/
fixed phrase
archaic
Old term for psychiatric hospital
An old term for a hospital where people with serious mental illness lived and got treatment.
نمونهها
- In the past, many were sent to an insane asylum for life.
- The horror film is set in an abandoned insane asylum.
- The novel is set in an old insane asylum.
- In the early 1900s, many people were sent to insane asylums for minor conditions.