"drive someone insane" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: drives someone insane [present, singular, third-person], driving someone insane [participle, present], drove someone insane [past], driven someone insane [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|drive<,,drove,driven> someone insane}} drive someone insane (third-person singular simple present drives someone insane, present participle driving someone insane, simple past drove someone insane, past participle driven someone insane)
  1. Synonym of drive someone crazy Synonyms: drive someone crazy [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-drive_someone_insane-en-verb-QorF2JwS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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