insane
/ˌɪnˈseɪn/in-SAYN
/ˌɪnˈseɪn/in-SAYN
Meaningnot sound
Common meaning: seriously mentally ill
Other meanings: very foolish
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- sanesound, healthyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1628 · scan
‘in, into’ + ‘sound, healthy’ → insane
Journey through time
- Latininsanus‘not sound’source
- Englishinsane‘seriously mentally ill’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin sānus ‘sound, healthy’.
Roots
- sānus Latin “sound, healthy”
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