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Insane Pronunciation
Insane is pronounced in-SAYN, IPA /ˌɪnˈseɪn/.
in-SAYN
US /ˌɪnˈseɪn/ · UK /ɪnˈseɪn/
Syllables: in · SAYN (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Seriously mentally ill, or, in everyday use, extremely foolish.
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Insane in a Sentence
- The plan was insane and everyone knew it.
- Prices in that street are insane.
- He drove at an insane speed down the hill.
Common Mispronunciations of Insane
Not IN-sayn
The back beat is the loud one. Sane keeps its own weight when the prefix goes on, as it does in unsafe and unseen.
Not in-ZAYN
The s hisses between the two beats. A buzz there is borrowed from words like reason and season.
Tip: Insanity pulls the beat one place further in, in-SA-nuh-tee, and shortens the vowel with it.
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