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The meaning of MAD is arising from, indicative of, or marked by mental disorder —not used technically. How to use mad in a sentence.
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.
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.
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Synonyms for MAD: angry, enraged, outraged, furious, indignant, infuriated, angered, ballistic; Antonyms of MAD: delighted, pleased, accepting, happy, agreeable, friendly, amenable, complaisant.
to become very angry: Dad'll go mad when he finds out you took the car. to suddenly become very excited: When the band arrived on stage, the crowd went mad. be mad about sb/sth informal. B1. to love someone or something: She's mad about Hugh Grant.
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.
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.
