mad
215
4.8
- adjective
- /mæd/
- Slur
- And when it happens to you, you won't be driven mad by the shock.
- go mad
- raving mad
- completely mad
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Watch on YouTubeOh, but he's going mad as he says.
- Oh, but he's going mad as he says.
- And when it happens to you, you won't be driven mad by the shock.
- And I've got mad he went mad, Jim.
- But yeah, but so Newton did go mad for a while.
- So you're quite mad, aren't you Mad You're insane.
- But they had a a an extreme communist regime and a mad dictator called Pol Pot.
- You know, I had some Greg Michael Crocker there who's who's mad as a box of frogs.
- But it's like this and it says on the mirror, we're all mad here.
- The first thing is you have to be totally and utterly mad.
Examples
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"I think I'd go mad without you." Brian kept his family closer during the next weeks.
Fiction book (1990) -
Frankly, I think you're all quite mad.
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The world had gone mad.
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For nearly a whole day, the mad man stayed in that guard house.
Academic text (1997) -
Feels like I'm going mad, Teddy.
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If that man is not mad, he's a spy.
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Don Quixote goes mad because he reads too much literature.
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Of the 30 men we sent, only one, a Captain Eckert, has survived, and he's apparently gone mad.
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To this day, chilling tales are told of the mad maid who still haunts this house.
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The patient was declared mad after he exhibited bizarre behavior for several months.
Synonyms
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4.1
Mentally ill and unable to think or behave in a normal way
690
3.7
Relating to illnesses of the mind, such as depression
578
8.6
Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment
151
8.4
Not in touch with reality and may see or hear things that are not there
138
3.8
Feeling upset or worried and unable to think clearly
89
5.0
Acting in a wild and uncontrolled way
87
3.4
Having a serious problem with thinking, feeling, or behaving because of a brain condition
72
7.6
Not able to think or act in a normal, reasonable way
64
7.2
Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way
28
8.0
Acting or feeling very strange
27
7.8
A person who is not thinking or acting in a normal and safe way
16
8.6
Very wild and out of control, seeming crazy
13
5.7
A person who is not mentally well and often acts strangely
7
7.2
Acting or speaking in a wild, not sensible way
7
7.4
Someone who acts a little crazy
2
9.8
Acting or feeling very silly and not thinking clearly, often as a joke
2
7.8
Very frightened or upset and not thinking clearly
1
9.9
Being very ill in the mind and not thinking clearly
Acting in a very strange and not sensible way
Antonyms
Idioms
To stop being angry and be happy again without changing anything
Compounds
- Specialized
19
3.8
A deadly disease of cows that damages the brain and can make people sick if they eat the meat
- Archaic
1
9.9
A North American herb of the mint family once used to treat seizures and nervous problems
- Archaic
An American mint plant that makes a sticky substance once used to ease muscle spasms
How Insane
- Specialized
151
8.4
- Slur
215
4.8
- Vulgar
87
3.4
138
3.8
130
3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mad originally meant 'mentally ill' or 'insane' in older English. That's why we still use it when someone has a serious loss of control or behaves in a way that seems 'not right' in their mind.