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- DictionaryMad/mad/
adjective
- 1. very angry: informal "they were mad at each other"
- 2. mentally ill; insane: British "he felt as if he were going mad"
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"
very angry or annoyed: He's always complaining and it makes me so mad. mainly US Are you still mad at me? UK Kerry got really mad with Richard for not doing the washing up. UK Bill's untidiness drives me mad. Synonyms. angry (EMOTIONAL) apoplectic. be beside yourself. cross mainly UK. furious (ANGRY) incandescent (QUALITY) incensed. irate.
enraged; greatly provoked or irritated; angry. Synonyms: irate, wrathful, furious. (of animals) abnormally furious; ferocious: a mad bull. affected with rabies; rabid: a mad dog. extremely foolish or unwise; imprudent; irrational: a mad scheme to invade France.
1. : arising from, indicative of, or marked by mental disordernot 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.
feeling or showing anger. adjective. affected with madness or insanity. “a man who had gone mad ”. synonyms: brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, sick, unbalanced, unhinged. insane. afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement. adjective. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion.
Mad is the usual word for ‘angry’ in informal American English. In British English, the phrase ‘go mad’ means ‘become very angry’: Dad’ll go mad when he sees what you’ve done. ‘Go mad’ can also mean ‘go crazy’ or ‘get very excited’. indignant feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you or ...
1. Angry; resentful: was mad about the broken vase. See Synonyms at angry. 2. a. Mentally deranged: "afflicted with hypochondria, depression, and fear of going mad" (Carla Cantor). b. Characteristic of mental derangement: mad laughter. c. Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas: was mad with jealousy. 3. a.
(informal) very stupid; not at all sensible You must be mad to risk it. It was a mad idea. compare crazy. Idioms. hopping mad (informal) very angry. like crazy/mad (informal) very fast, hard, much, etc. I had to run like mad to catch the bus. (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare (informal)
