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   Mad

   /mad/

   

   adjective

   • 1. very angry: informal "they were mad at each other" Similar angryfuriousinfuriatedirateragingenragedfumingblazingflaming madblazing madin a towering rageincensedwrathfulseeing redcrossindignantexasperatedirritatedberserkout of controlbeside oneselfinformal:lividsparewildaeratedinformal, dated:waxyin a waxinformal:soreOpposite calmunruffled
   • 2. mentally ill; insane: British "he felt as if he were going mad" Similar insanementally illcertifiablederangeddementedof unsound mindout of one's mindnot in one's right mindsick in the headnot togethercrazycrazedlunaticnon compos mentisunbalancedunhingedunstabledisturbeddistractedstark madmanicfrenziedravingdistraughtfrantichystericaldeliriouspsychoticpsychopathicmad as a hattermad as a March harefoaming at the mouthsectionableyampyinformal:mentaloff one's headout of one's headoff one's nutnutsnuttynutty as a fruitcakeoff one's rockernot (quite) right in the headaround the bendstark raving madraving madbatsbonkerscuckoocrackedloopyloonybananaslocodippyscrewyschizoidtouchedgagaoff the wallnot all therenot right upstairsbarmycrackersbarkingbarking madstark staring madbattydottyround the twistoff one's trolleyas daft as a brushnot the full shillingup the poleaway with the fairiesbuggynutsynutsoout of one's treemeshugasquirrellywackoinformal:bushedyarraporangihave a screw loosehave bats in the/one's belfryhave kangaroos in the/one's top paddockOpposite sane
   • ▪ (of a person, conduct, or an idea) extremely foolish or ill-advised: British "they were all mad to go believing such a cock-and-bull story" Similar foolishinsanestupidlunaticfoolhardyidioticirrationalunreasonableillogicalzanysenselessnonsensicalabsurdimpracticalsillyinaneasinineludicrouswildunwiseimprudentpreposterousinformal:crazycrackpotcrackbraineddaftOpposite sensible
   • ▪ in a frenzied mental or physical state: "she pictured loved ones mad with anxiety about her"
   • ▪ (of a dog) rabid.
   • 3. very enthusiastic about someone or something: informal "I wasn't mad about mountain bikes" Similar enthusiasticpassionateimpassionedkeen onardentzealousferventavideagerfervidfanaticaladdicted todevoted toinfatuated within love withhot forinformal:crazynutswildhooked ongone onpottydottynutsoOpposite indifferent
   • ▪ very exciting. British Similar unrestraineduncontrolleduninhibitedwildabandonedoverpoweringoverwhelmingexcitedfrenziedfranticfreneticebullientenergeticboisterous
   • 4. great; remarkable: informal US "I got mad respect for him"

   adverb

   • 1. very; extremely: informal US "he was mad cool—we immediately hit it off"

   verb

   • 1. make mad or insane: archaic "had I but seen thy picture in this plight, it would have madded me"

   Word Origin Old Englishgemǣd(e)d ‘maddened’, participial form related to gemād ‘mad’, of Germanic origin.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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