mad

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UK /ˈmæd/ US /ˈmæːd/

noun 6adj 5verb 2adv 1name 1

Collocations

(adj.) not sane; crazy/stupid

VERBS

be, look, seem

After losing her job, she went mad and decided to travel around the world for a year.

drive sb

The constant noise from the construction site is driving my neighbors absolutely mad.

consider sb, think sb

My parents considered me mad when I decided to quit my job and travel around the world.

pronounce sb

ADV

absolutely, completely, quite, utterly

barking, (stark) raving

My brother thinks I'm stark raving mad for quitting my job without another one lined up.

almost | a bit, half, a little, slightly | dangerously

PREP

with

She was absolutely mad with excitement when she found out she'd won the competition.

(adj.) angry

VERBS

be, feel, look

get

She gets mad whenever her brother borrows her clothes without asking.

make sb

His constant interruptions during meetings make her absolutely mad.

ADV

hopping, really | absolutely | pretty

PREP

at/with

His boss was really mad at him for missing the important meeting yesterday.

Definitions

adj

Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.

You want to spend a thousand pounds on a pair of shoes? Are you mad?

He's got this mad idea that he's irresistible to women.

Angry, annoyed.

Are you mad at me?

And I punished them oft in euery Synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme, and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them euen vnto strange cities.

Used litotically to indicate satisfaction or approval.

Wow, you really made this pie from scratch? I'm not mad at it.

I'm not mad at this little house, though.

Bizarre; incredible.

It's mad that I got that job back a day after being fired.

Wildly confused or excited.

to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred

It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.

adv

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

He was driving mad slow.

It's mad hot today.

verb

To be or become mad.

The imperial Elizabetta gazed with surprise at the youthful and unpretending appearance of the little being that had set the world madding.

To madden, to anger, to frustrate.

This musick mads me, let it sound no more.

He that mads others, if he were so humoured, would be as mad himself, as much grieved and tormented […].

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — roused to anger

adjective — affected with madness or insanity

adjective — marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

adjective — very foolish

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

hopping mad

Extremely angry; furious to the point of outburst.

He was hopping mad when he came home and discovered that she had bought a new car without consulting him.

mad money

A sum of money, often relatively small in amount, kept in reserve to use for impulsive, frivolous purposes.

Ultrasuede minibags "are just the solution for waste." And for crime. Most minis hardly hold more than mad money and a comb.

boiling mad

extremely angry; furious.

rip-snorting mad

extremely angry

don't get mad, get even

A saying or advice suggesting to someone that instead of getting angry at a perceived injustice, slight or other action against them, they should retaliate.

She said that about you behind your back? Don't get mad, get even!

Example Bank

You want to spend a thousand pounds on a pair of shoes? Are you mad?

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He's got this mad idea that he's irresistible to women.

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I have heard my grandsire say full oft, / Extremity of griefs would make men mad.

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He was driving mad slow.

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It's mad hot today.

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He seems mad keen on her.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, mad is marked as informal, slang, obsolete, British, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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