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BNC: 2592 COCA: 2572

mad

mad /ˈmæd/ adjective
madder; maddest
mad
/ˈmæd/
adjective
madder; maddest
Learner's definition of MAD
not used before a noun, chiefly US, informal : very angry大怒;震怒
see also fighting mad at 1fight
: having or showing severe mental illness : insane疯的;精神失常的
: unable to think in a clear or sensible way错乱的;失常的
: very foolish十分愚蠢的;很傻的
chiefly British, informal : liking someone or something very much : very fond of or enthusiastic about someone or something狂热的;热爱的
often + about
always used before a noun : wild and uncontrolled狂野失控的

drive (someone) mad

: to cause (someone) to become mentally ill使发疯;使发狂
: to annoy or bother (someone) very much.使很烦恼;使很恼火

go mad

: to become mentally ill疯了;精神失常
: to act in a way that is out of control : to act wildly发狂;疯癫

like mad

informal
: with a lot of energy and speed发疯似的
: very quickly极快地;迅速地
: very much很;非常

mad as a hatter

see hatter
BNC: 2592 COCA: 2572

mad

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adjective

madder; maddest
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
informal : intensely angry or displeased
What are you so mad about?
Everyone was mad about the delay.
That kind of behavior really gets me mad.
I'm so mad I could spit.
4
: carried away by enthusiasm or desire : extremely or excessively fond of or enthusiastic about something or someone
mad about horses
… there is a nouveau riche demographic mad for diamonds and Lamborghinis … Kevin D. Williamson
often used in combination
trivia known to only the most movie-mad film buffsa power-mad villainmoney-mad
5
: affected with rabies : rabid
a mad dog
6
: marked by wild gaiety and merriment : hilarious
of their childhood, of the mad pranks they played Winston Churchill
7
: intensely excited : frantic
driving him mad with jealousy Edmund Wilson
8
: marked by intense and often chaotic activity : wild
a mad scramble
9
US, informal : great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree
making mad money
Her performance won her mad respect from fans and peers alike, but the media response was tempered at best. Joan Morgan
maddish adjective

mad

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verb

madded; madding
: madden

mad

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noun

1
: a fit or mood of bad temper
2
: anger, fury

mad

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adverb

informal
: very, extremely
We were mad tight, many of us born and raised in this same spot. Sister Souljah

MAD

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abbreviation

mutual assured destruction; mutually assured destruction
Phrases
like mad
: to an extreme degree
spending like mad
working like mad to get the job done on time

Example Sentences

Adjective If you keep teasing that dog, you'll make him mad. What are you so mad about? That guy makes me so mad! a movie about a mad scientist She's mad for a cute boy in her class. He's mad keen on sailing. Verb her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers Noun watch out, the boss has got a bit of a mad on just now See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Yes, there’s a chance that person might be mad at you. Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 The brother who was mad ran upstairs, came back down, and slapped two dimes on the table. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Aug. 2022 And there's no need to get mad at male mosquitoes since only female mosquitoes bite. Melissa Mahtani, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 Morty is a kid at the bottom of the food chain; Rick is his grandfather, a drunk and dissolute mad scientist with spit or puke or something always on his chin and easy access to other worlds, dimensions and dream planes. Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 President of Baseball Operations and GM A.J. Preller might be the mad scientist, but none of this happens — nada, zero, zilch — without Seidler’s willingness to consider everything and wring the checkbook like a dish rag. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022 Was Elton John actually mad at you for 15 years for not offering him a record deal in the early ’70s? Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 29 June 2022 Blocks Third-Party Microsoft Trackers Remember a few months ago when everyone was mad at DuckDuckGo? Wired, 8 Aug. 2022 Wentworth is also mad at Anne for her dismissal, adding some tension to the proceedings. Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective, Verb, and Noun

Middle English medd, madd, from Old English gemǣd, past participle of *gemǣdan to madden, from gemād silly, mad; akin to Old High German gimeit foolish, crazy

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mad was before the 12th century
BNC: 2592 COCA: 2572
mad

adjective¹

1 (especially BrE) not sane神經錯亂 see also crazy VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, look, seem瘋了;看起來瘋了;似乎精神錯亂go發瘋He went mad and spent the rest of his life locked up in a mental hospital.他精神失常了,關在精神病院度過了餘生。The world had gone completely mad.這個世界已完全瘋狂了。drive sb使某人發瘋His experiences in the First World War drove him mad.他在第一次世界大戰中的經歷把他逼瘋了。The children are driving me mad!孩子們快把我逼瘋了!consider sb, think sb認為某人瘋狂Her colleagues thought her quite mad.她的同事認為她簡直是瘋了。pronounce sb宣佈某人精神失常ADVERBabsolutely, completely, quite, totally, utterly絕對瘋了;完全瘋了;相當瘋狂barking, raving, stark raving (all informal) 瘋狂到極點;瘋狂透頂What a barking mad idea!這個想法太瘋狂了!You must be stark raving mad to risk your money like that!你那樣拿錢冒險,真是瘋到家了!almost幾乎瘋了a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些精神不正常half瘋瘋癲癲PREPOSITIONwith因⋯而發狂I went mad with joy and danced a little jig.我欣喜若狂,跳了幾步吉格舞。
mad

adjective²

2 (informal, especially NAmE) angry生氣;憤怒VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, feel, look生氣;感到很憤怒;看上去十分惱火get生氣I get so mad when people don't take me seriously.如果別人不把我當回事,我會氣瘋的。make sb使某人生氣It makes me really mad when people waste food.有人浪費糧食,我會非常生氣。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常憤怒hopping怒不可遏absolutely極為憤怒PREPOSITIONat, with對⋯惱火Please don't be mad with me!請不要對我發火!

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