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mad
1[mad]
adjective
comparative
madder ,superlative
maddest .mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
Synonyms: , , ,enraged; greatly provoked or irritated; angry.
Synonyms: , ,(of animals)
abnormally furious; ferocious.
a mad bull.
affected with rabies; rabid.
a mad dog.
extremely foolish or unwise; imprudent; irrational.
a mad scheme to invade France.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: , , ,wildly excited or confused; frantic.
mad haste.
Synonyms:overcome by desire, eagerness, enthusiasm, etc.; excessively or uncontrollably fond; infatuated.
He's mad about the opera.
wildly lively and merry; enjoyably hilarious.
to have a mad time at the Mardi Gras.
(of wind, storms, etc.) furious in violence.
A mad gale swept across the channel.
Slang.Ìýmuch or many.
Mad props for getting this organization off the ground.
adverb
Slang.Ìývery; extremely.
It's mad hot in this car.
verb (used with object)
Archaic.Ìýto make mad.
verb (used without object)
Archaic.Ìýto be, become, or act mad.
MAD
2[mad]
mad.
3abbreviation
madam.
mad
1/ ³¾Ã¦»å /
adjective
mentally deranged; insane
senseless; foolish
a mad idea
informalÌý(often foll by at) angry; resentful
wildly enthusiastic (about) or fond (of)
mad about football
football-mad
extremely excited or confused; frantic
a mad rush
temporarily overpowered by violent reactions, emotions, etc
mad with grief
unusually ferocious
a mad buffalo
afflicted with rabies
informalÌýwith great energy, enthusiasm, or haste; wildly
crazily eccentric
verb
archaicÌýto make or become mad; act or cause to act as if mad
MAD
2/ ³¾Ã¦»å /
acronym
mutual assured destruction: a theory of nuclear deterrence whereby each side in a conflict has the capacity to destroy the other in retaliation for a nuclear attack
Usage
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- half-mad adjective
- half-madly adverb
- half-madness noun
- quasi-mad adjective
- quasi-madly adverb
- unmad adjective
- unmadded adjective
- ˈ³¾²¹»å»å¾±²õ³ó adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of mad1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of mad1
Idioms and Phrases
like mad, with great haste, impulsiveness, energy, or enthusiasm.
She ran like mad to catch the bus.
have a mad on, to be angry for a period of time; be in a bad mood.
The last time he had a mad on, it lasted for days.
mad as a hatter, completely insane.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"I'm too mad to put it into perspective," he said afterwards.
The master tapes were unlocked, and Sahanaja said he downloaded the tracks and unconnected song fragments, aware that he was handling the very material that had nearly driven its author mad.
It seems like Trump is just mad that they're happening, rather than trying to prevent them from being violent.
"We thought we would get a lot of mad, aggressive responses," said one of the organisers, Alma Beck.
“We’re all mad as hell, but we’ve got to turn that anger into organizing energy and convince people that we can win with nonviolent tactics with our marches and our protests,†she urged.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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