diff --git a/11ty/definitions/insane.md b/11ty/definitions/insane.md index f7b040bb..256f63f8 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/insane.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/insane.md @@ -1,8 +1,33 @@ --- title: Insane slug: insane -defined: false +defined: true +speech: adj +alt_words: + - bizarre + - intense + - odd + - perculiar + - weird flag: level: avoid text: ableist language ---- \ No newline at end of file +reading: + - text: Words of the Week – “Insane and Insanity” + href: https://therollingexplorer.com/ableist-language-to-avoid-and-acceptable-alternatives-insane-edition/ +--- + +Insane stems from the Latin word «insanus» for not in healty. +Similar words are «crazy» or «deranged». + +Nowadys, these meanings are associated: + +1. in a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill. +2. (of an action or quality) characterized or caused by madness. +3. extremely annoyed. +4. extremely foolish; irrational. +5. shocking; outrageous. + +Regardless of how it is used, it is linked to mental illness. Even if you +don't intend it, you are invoking negative associations and stigma around +this.