insane
gb/ɪnsˈeɪn/ us/ɪnsˈeɪn/
B1
Ingles
~ 1900
abszurd, esztelen, őrült, súlyos mentális zavarban szenvedő, beszámíthatatlan, elmebeteg, elképesztő, ütős, dögös, eszméletlen, király, őrületes
B1
INFORMAL
1
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone/something] is insane
That was an insane amount of money to spend on shoes.
Cipőre ez őrült sok pénz volt.
Driving that fast in the rain is insane.
Esőben ilyen gyorsan vezetni őrültség.
The plot twist in the movie was absolutely insane.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
It is insane to walk on the road at night without lights.
Őrültség éjszaka lámpa nélkül az úttesten gyalogolni.
That game was insane and very exciting.
Az a meccs teljesen őrült volt, és nagyon izgalmas.
He paid an insane price for the watch.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse this meaning with the medical sense of 'mentally ill', which is less common in everyday speech.
Kahulugan
Extremely foolish or unreasonable
Mga kolokasyon
insane idea
|insane plan
|insane amount
|insane price
|insane speed
Mga kasingkahulugan
crazy (Common informal synonym; slightly more casual and versatile.)
|
ridiculous (Focuses on being absurd rather than irrational.)
Mga kasalungat
sensible (Emphasizes sound judgment and reason, the opposite of foolishness.)
Mga tema
emotions
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Very silly or unreasonable; not making sense.
Extremely foolish, unreasonable, or outrageous in a way that seems irrational.
B2
2
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] is insane
The court found him legally insane at the time of the crime.
A bíróság megállapította, hogy a bűncselekmény elkövetésekor beszámíthatatlan volt.
She was diagnosed as insane after a long evaluation.
Hosszú kivizsgálás után súlyos mentális betegséget állapítottak meg nála.
They claimed he was insane and needed treatment.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The man was declared insane by the doctor.
Az orvos megállapította, hogy a férfi súlyos mentális beteg.
She is insane and cannot take care of herself.
Súlyos mentális beteg, és nem tud gondoskodni magáról.
The judge said he was legally insane.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners often overuse this meaning in casual contexts where 'crazy' or 'ridiculous' would be more appropriate.
Kahulugan
Having a severe mental illness
Mga kolokasyon
legally insane
|declared insane
|mentally insane
Mga kasingkahulugan
psychotic (Medical term referring to severe mental disorders involving loss of contact with reality.)
Mga kasalungat
sane (Means having normal mental health and sound judgment.)
Mga tema
health
|law
|emotions
Depinisyon
Having a serious mental illness that changes how someone thinks or acts.
Suffering from a severe mental disorder that significantly impairs judgment, perception of reality, or behavior.
B2
INFORMAL
3
Padron ng paggamit:
[something] is insane
The guitarist gave an insane performance last night.
A gitáros őrületes produkciót nyújtott tegnap este.
That roller coaster has some insane drops.
Annak a hullámvasútnak egészen őrületes zuhanásai vannak.
Her cooking skills are absolutely insane.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The show last night was insane.
A tegnap esti show őrületes volt.
He has insane skills in basketball.
Elképesztő képességei vannak kosárlabdában.
The party was insane and fun.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse this with the negative senses of 'insane', but here it is positive slang for 'amazing'.
Kahulugan
Extremely impressive or exciting
Mga kolokasyon
insane performance
|insane talent
|insane skill
Mga kasingkahulugan
amazing (Highlights admiration without the informal exaggeration.)
|
incredible (Focuses on being hard to believe due to excellence.)
Mga kasalungat
boring (Describes something dull and unexciting, opposite in emotional impact.)
Mga tema
emotions
|entertainment
|core_vocabulary
|communication
|arts_entertainment
Depinisyon
Very exciting or amazing; hard to believe because it is so good or extreme.
Extremely impressive, exciting, or intense in a way that amazes people.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
insane
IPA
GB/ɪnsˈeɪn/
US/ɪnsˈeɪn/
Mga pantig at diin
in - sane (2 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (sane)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: insane
Mga kaugnay na salita
Core family
insanely
adverb
insanity
noun
Negative and opposite forms
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.