mad

1 of 5

adjective

ˈmad

madder; maddest

: arising from, indicative of, or marked by mental disorder

—not used technically

: completely unrestrained by reason and judgment : unable to think in a clear or sensible way

driven mad by the pain

mad with jealousy

: incapable of being explained or accounted for

a mad decision

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.

: 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

: affected with rabies : rabid

a mad dog

: marked by wild gaiety and merriment : hilarious

of their childhood, of the mad pranks they played

Winston Churchill

: intensely excited : frantic

driving him mad with jealousy

Edmund Wilson

: marked by intense and often chaotic activity : wild

a mad scramble

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

adjective

mad

2 of 5

verb

madded; madding

: madden

mad

3 of 5

noun

: a fit or mood of bad temper

: anger, fury

mad

4 of 5

adverb

informal

: very, extremely

We were mad tight, many of us born and raised in this same spot.

Sister Souljah

MAD

5 of 5

abbreviation

mutual assured destruction; mutually assured destruction

Synonyms

Adjective

angered
angry
apoplectic
ballistic
cheesed off [chiefly British]
choleric
enraged
foaming
fuming
furious
hopping
horn-mad
hot
incensed
indignant
inflamed
enflamed
infuriate
infuriated
irate
ireful
livid
outraged
rabid
rankled
riled
riley
roiled
shirty [chiefly British]
sore
steamed up
steaming
teed off
ticked
wrathful
wroth

Verb

anger
enrage
incense
inflame
enflame
infuriate
ire
madden
outrage
rankle
rile
roil
steam up
tick off

Noun

anger
angriness
birse [chiefly Scottish]
choler
furor
fury
indignation
irateness
ire
lividity
lividness
madness
mood [archaic]
outrage
rage
spleen
wrath
wrathfulness

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

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

Kids Definition

mad

adjective

ˈmad

madder; maddest

: angry

He's mad at his brother.

: insane sense 1

… has the whole world gone mad today?

Christopher Paul Curtis, The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

: done or made without thinking

a mad promise

: infatuated

She is mad about horses.

: having rabies

a mad dog

: marked by intense and often disorganized activity

At the end of the game, there was a mad scramble.

单词	mads
释义	mad 1 of 5 adjective ˈmad 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 adjective mad 2 of 5 verb madded; madding : madden mad 3 of 5 noun 1 : a fit or mood of bad temper 2 : anger, fury mad 4 of 5 adverb informal : very, extremely We were mad tight, many of us born and raised in this same spot. Sister Souljah MAD 5 of 5 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 angered angry apoplectic ballistic cheesed off [chiefly British] choleric enraged foaming fuming furious hopping horn-mad hot incensed indignant inflamed enflamed infuriate infuriated irate ireful livid outraged rabid rankled riled riley roiled shirty [chiefly British] sore steamed up steaming teed off ticked wrathful wroth Verb anger enrage incense inflame enflame infuriate ire madden outrage rankle rile roil steam up tick off Noun anger angriness birse [chiefly Scottish] choler furor fury indignation irateness ire lividity lividness madness mood [archaic] outrage rage spleen wrath wrathfulness See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 Phrases Containing mad drive (someone) mad go mad hopping mad like mad mad keen on mad as a hatter mad-brained mad props stark raving mad stark staring mad mad money mad dash mad cow disease horn-mad barking mad See More drive (someone) mad go mad hopping mad like mad mad keen on mad as a hatter mad-brained mad props stark raving mad stark staring mad mad money mad dash mad cow disease horn-mad barking mad See More Kids Definition mad adjective ˈmad madder; maddest 1 : angry He's mad at his brother. 2 : insane sense 1 … has the whole world gone mad today? Christopher Paul Curtis, The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 3 : done or made without thinking a mad promise 4 : infatuated She is mad about horses. 5 : having rabies a mad dog 6 : marked by intense and often disorganized activity At the end of the game, there was a mad scramble. Medical Definition mad adjective ˈmad madder; maddest 1 : arising from, indicative of, or marked by mental disorder —not used technically 2 : affected with rabies : rabid mads verb present tense third-person singular of mad as in angers to make angry her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance angers infuriates outrages enrages ires maddens annoys riles irritates steams up gets roils ticks off inflames gets one's goat rubs the wrong way offends aggravates provokes rankles affronts incenses enflames crosses huffs nettles ruffles peeves vexes embitters exasperates puts out piques miffs antagonizes burns (up) envenoms Antonyms & Near Antonyms pleases allays delights relieves gratifies comforts soothes assuages consoles lulls calms appeases charms quiets settles placates disarms beguiles conciliates enchants pacifies mollifies captivates bewitches See More
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mad

adjective

verb

noun

adverb

abbreviation

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing mad

Kids Definition

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