insanity

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈsænɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Serious mental illness or extremely unreasonable behavior.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The state of being insane; madness.

Examples

  • Genius is only one remove from insanity.

  • I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy it!

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The insanity of the situation made him laugh.

  • The defendant pleaded insanity in the hope of getting a reduced sentence.

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Origin

noun

A three-part word (root 'sane', prefix 'in-' meaning 'not', suffix '-ity', meaning 'the state of'). Derived from Latin precursory equivalents. Two possible candidates for construction order: * insane + -ity: īnsānus (“unhealthy; insane”) + -itās *: Latin īnsānus (“unsound in mind; mad, insane”), from in- + sānus (“sound, sane”). Modern forms of roots: in- + sane * in- + sanity: in- (“lacking; without”) + sānitās (“health; sanity”) *: Latin sānitās (“sound in mind; sane”), from sānus + -itās. Modern forms of roots: sane + -ity