Definitions for madmæd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

mad*mæd(adj.)mad•der, mad•dest

  1. (adj.)mentally disturbed; deranged.

    Category: Psychiatry

  2. greatly provoked or irritated; enraged.

  3. affected with rabies; rabid:

    a mad dog.

  4. extremely foolish or illogical; imprudent or irrational:

    a mad scheme.

  5. impetuous: frantic:

    mad haste.

  6. brimming with enthusiasm:

    mad about opera.

  7. wildly frivolous; hilarious:

    had a mad time at the party.

  8. (n.)an angry period or mood.

  9. (v.i.)to madden.

Idioms for mad:

  1. like mad,at a furious pace:

    rushing around like mad.

* Usage: mad has been used in the meaning “enraged, angry” since 1300. Because this sense is sometimes criticized, mad is often replaced byangryin formal contexts:The president is angry at Congress for overriding his veto.

Origin of mad:

bef. 900; ME; OE gemǣd(e)d, ptp. of *gemǣdan to make mad, akin to gemād mad, foolish mei-1

Princeton's WordNet

  1. huffy, mad, sore(adj)

    roused to anger

    "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"

  2. brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged(adj)

    affected with madness or insanity

    "a man who had gone mad"

  3. delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained(adj)

    marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

    "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"

  4. harebrained, insane, mad(adj)

    very foolish

    "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. mad(adjective)æd

    angry

    Are you mad at me?; Don't get mad!

  2. madæd

    crazy

    a completely mad idea

  3. madæd

    feeling a strong liking for

    football-mad

Wiktionary

  1. mad(Verb)

    To madden, to anger, to frustrate.

  2. mad(Adverb)

    Intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably.

  3. mad(Adjective)

    Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.

  4. mad(Adjective)

    Angry, annoyed.

    Are you mad at me?

  5. mad(Adjective)

    Wildly confused or excited.

  6. mad(Adjective)

    Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.

  7. mad(Adjective)

    Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.

    Aren't you just mad for that red dress?

  8. mad(Adjective)

    abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.

    A mad dog

  9. mad(Adjective)

    Intensifier, signifies an abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mad(noun)

    a slattern

  2. Mad(noun)

    the name of a female fairy, esp. the queen of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy

  3. Mad(u)

    p. p. of Made

  4. Mad(u)

    disordered in intellect; crazy; insane

  5. Mad(u)

    excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform

  6. Mad(u)

    proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness

  7. Mad(u)

    extravagant; immoderate

  8. Mad(u)

    furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog

  9. Mad(u)

    angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person

  10. Mad(u)

    having impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle

  11. Mad(verb)

    to make mad or furious; to madden

  12. Mad(verb)

    to be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding

  13. Mad(noun)

    an earthworm


Translations for mad

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

mad(adjective)

mentally disturbed or insane

Ophelia went mad; You must be mad.

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