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adjective
- 1. mentally ill; insane: British "he felt as if he were going mad" Similar Opposite
- 2. very enthusiastic about someone or something: informal "he's mad about football" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. very; extremely: informal US "he was mad cool—we immediately hit it off"
verb
- 1. make (someone) mad: archaic "had I but seen thy picture in this plight, it would have madded me"
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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.
a word to describe a person who has a mental illness, which was used by doctors in the past but is now offensive: I think I must be going mad. Do I look like some mad old woman in this hat?
1. : arising from, indicative of, or marked by mental disordernot 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. informal : intensely angry or displeased.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1. If you say that someone is mad, you mean that they are very angry. [informal] [...] 2. You use mad to describe people or things that you think are very foolish. [disapproval] [...] 3. Someone who is mad has a mind that does not work in a normal way, with the result that their behavior is very strange. [...] More. Definitions of 'MAD'
