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insensé — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • asinine adj Extremely foolish or lacking common sense.
  • crazy adj Mentally unstable or irrational; behaving in a wild or nonsensical way.
  • delusional adjective Believing things that are clearly untrue, or relating to such false beliefs.
  • inane adjective Silly, pointless, or lacking any real substance — often to an annoying degree.
  • insensate adj Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
  • madman noun A man who behaves in an insane, irrational, or extremely reckless way.
  • preposterous adjective Utterly absurd or unreasonable; going against common sense.
  • silly adjective Foolish or lacking good sense; done or said in a way that invites laughter.

Senses

insensé is used for these senses in English:

  • asinine Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality.
  • crazy Of unsound mind; insane; demented. [from 17th c.]
  • delusional Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs.
  • inane Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
  • insensate Senseless; foolish; irrational; thoughtless.
  • madman A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.
  • preposterous Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
  • silly Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.

crazy — full definition

  1. adj Mentally unstable or irrational; behaving in a wild or nonsensical way.
  2. adj Informal: extremely enthusiastic about or infatuated with someone or something.
  3. noun Informal: an eccentric or irrational person.

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