British Word For Insane - Web uk / ɪnˈseɪn / us / ɪnˈseɪn / add to word list. Where does the word insane come from? The word “mad” can be used formally to describe someone who is mentally ill or irrational. The earliest known use of the word insane is in the late 1500s. Clinically insane for the last ten years of his life he was clinically insane. It conveys a strong sense of someone or something being mentally unstable or irrational. (definition of insane from the cambridge essential dictionary © cambridge university press) Insane is a widely recognized and accepted term that can be used both in british slang and formal settings. Go insane informal i sometimes think i'm going insane (= i feel very confused). Oed's earliest evidence for insane is from 1575, in the writing of john rolland, poet.
It conveys a strong sense of someone or something being mentally unstable or irrational. Clinically insane for the last ten years of his life he was clinically insane. It would be insane not to take advantage of this opportunity. She must be insane going out in this weather! Oed's earliest evidence for insane is from 1575, in the writing of john rolland, poet. (definition of insane from the cambridge essential dictionary © cambridge university press) The earliest known use of the word insane is in the late 1500s. Insane is a widely recognized and accepted term that can be used both in british slang and formal settings. Insane is a borrowing from latin. Where does the word insane come from? Go insane informal i sometimes think i'm going insane (= i feel very confused). The word “mad” can be used formally to describe someone who is mentally ill or irrational. Web uk / ɪnˈseɪn / us / ɪnˈseɪn / add to word list.