Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: insane
IPA transcription: [,ɪns'eɪn]
Pronunciations of insane
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: insane
    Meaning: afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
  • Synonyms: harebrained, insane, mad
    Meaning: very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains"
Usage examples
  • "It's insane!
  • Insane!" he shouted.
  • "By every means in my power," replied Blakeney, "save the insane.
  • "I'm sure I'm not--and so I don't believe in imprisonment except for the insane."
  • And how long could I hope to be spared among a people who had this insane thirst for blood?
  • "I shall endeavor to overcome their insane freshness with a few well-chosen words," Julia promised.
  • There must have been some damnable taint in the blood of the common ancestor--a spice of the insane and the diabolical.
  • Suddenly Le Loup threw back his head, his eyes dancing and leaping with a wild mockery and a kind of insane recklessness.
  • The Agnew State Insane Asylum, in the vicinity of San Jose, was entirely destroyed, more than half the inmates being killed or injured.
  • Brion had an insane vision of him breaking the man's other arm, fracturing both his legs, and the limbless broken creature still coming forward.
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