Insane is an adjective that characterizes a person who has no mental health, who is alienated, who is insane and totally foolish.
The insanity of these individuals is a consequence, most of the time, of some mental disorder, leaving them on the margin of what is considered normal in a society.
The insane, to be considered as such, needs to be examined by a psychiatric specialist, who after exams and tests will verify, according to the psychopathology, which problem causes the abnormality of the individual.
Sometimes insanity can be temporary, resulting from a family loss, an accident, and other traumatic reasons.
The insane person suffers from a derangement within reason. Madness is within the individual and within it there is its own logic that will characterize his attitudes.
For the law, insanity inhibits the individual from legal obligations, if they commit criminal acts, upon prior diagnosis by psychologists.
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THE insanity interferes with the individual's reasoning ability, preventing him from being aware of the act he is performing.
For the Greeks, the insane were nothing more than individuals possessed by gods who made them simple puppets, and called this possession “manias”.
Insane is also a term used as slang in the Portuguese language, referring to the individual who does something foolish, who risks his life in exchange for adrenaline.
It can also be related to a radical attitude or action, arousing admiration from other people.
Example:"The trick you did on the skateboard was insane!"
Learn more about the meaning of foolish.