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adjective
- 1. very angry: informal "they were mad at each other" Similar Opposite
- 2. mentally ill; insane: British "he felt as if he were going mad" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. very; extremely: informal US "he was mad cool—we immediately hit it off"
verb
- 1. make mad or insane: archaic "had I but seen thy picture in this plight, it would have madded me"
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adjective. ˈmad. madder; maddest. Synonyms of mad. 1. : arising from, indicative of, or marked by mental disorder—not used technically. 2. a. : completely unrestrained by reason and judgment : unable to think in a clear or sensible way. driven mad by the pain. mad with jealousy. b. : incapable of being explained or accounted for. a mad decision. 3.
Mad, crazy, insane are used to characterize wildly impractical or foolish ideas, actions, etc. Mad suggests senselessness and excess: The scheme of buying the bridge was absolutely mad. In informal usage, crazy suggests recklessness and impracticality: a crazy young couple.
MAD definition: 1. a word to describe a person who has a mental illness, which was used by doctors in the past but…. Learn more.
mad. If you're mad about something, you've lost your temper. If you've gone mad, you've lost your mind. Just like it's more common to be angry than to be insane, you're more likely to use mad to describe someone who's ticked off than to describe someone who has serious mental problems.
mad adjective [-er/-est only] (NOT CONTROLLED) (of an activity ) wild , fast , or excited and not well controlled : We made a mad dash for the school bus .
1. Angry; resentful: was mad about the broken vase. See Synonyms at angry. 2. a. Mentally deranged: "afflicted with hypochondria, depression, and fear of going mad" (Carla Cantor). b. Characteristic of mental derangement: mad laughter. c. Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas: was mad with jealousy. 3. a.
ill-advised; unsafe, dangerous, perilous. mad, crazy, insane are used to characterize wildly impractical or foolish ideas, actions, etc. mad suggests senselessness and excess: The scheme of buying the bridge was absolutely mad.
You can use it, especially in (British English), to mean ‘not sensible’: a mad idea. You can also use it to mean angry, very enthusiastic or very excited: Why are you mad with me? • The fans went mad. note at mental health. Inventors are not mad scientists. I'll go mad if I have to wait much longer. She seemed to have gone stark raving mad.
Definition of mad adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
B1. to love someone or something: She's mad about Hugh Grant. Jo's mad about skiing. mad adjective (SICK) B1. mentally ill. mad adjective (NOT CONTROLLED) not controlled: We made a mad dash for the exit. like mad. B2. If you run, work, etc like mad, you do it very quickly and with a lot of energy.
