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mad

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adjective

ˈmad How to pronounce mad (audio)
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
ˈma-dish How to pronounce mad (audio)
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

Synonyms

Adjective

Verb

Noun

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

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