mad

¹mad

adj \ˈmad\

mad·dermad·dest

Definition of MAD

1

: disordered in mind : insane

2

a : completely unrestrained by reason and judgment <driven mad by the pain> b : incapable of being explained or accounted for <a mad decision>

3

: carried away by intense anger : furious <mad about the delay>

4

: carried away by enthusiasm or desire <mad about horses>

5

: affected with rabies : rabid

6

: marked by wild gaiety and merriment : hilarious

7

: intensely excited : frantic

8

: marked by intense and often chaotic activity : wild <a mad scramble>

— mad·dish \ˈma-dish\ adjective

— like mad

: to an extreme degree <spending like mad>

Examples of MAD

1. If you keep teasing that dog, you'll make him mad.
2. What are you so mad about?
3. That guy makes me so mad!
4. a movie about a mad scientist
5. She's mad for a cute boy in her class.
6. He's mad keen on sailing.

Origin of MAD

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: before 12th century

Related to MAD

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

Antonyms: angerless, delighted, pleased

Related Words: ranting, raving, stormy; boiling, bristling, bristly, burning, cross, huffy, passionate, seething, sizzling, smoldering (or smouldering), worked up, wrought (up); acrid, acrimonious, antagonistic, antipathetic, bitter, embittered, inimical, malevolent, piqued, rancorous, resentful, spiteful, vengeful, vindictive, virulent, vitriolic; antisocial, cold, cool, disagreeable, disapproving, distant, frigid, icy, ill-tempered, sorehead (or soreheaded), sulky, unfriendly, unpleasant; aggravated, annoyed, bearish, bilious, cantankerous, churlish, crabby, cranky, dyspeptic, exasperated, fretful, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-humored, inflammable, irascible, irritable, peevish, perturbed, petulant, put out, quick-tempered, snappish, testy, touchy; argumentative, belligerent, contentious, contrary, disputatious, ornery, pugnacious, quarrelsome, querulous

Near Antonyms: accepting, accommodating, obliging; agreeable, amenable, complaisant; amicable, cordial, friendly; content, happy, satisfied; empathetic, sympathetic, tolerant, understanding; calm, pacific, peaceable, placid, serene, tranquil, unembittered; affable, amiable, easygoing, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, kind, pleasant, sweet

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Rhymes with MAD

ad, add, bad, brad, cad, chad, Chad, clad, dad, fad, gad, Gad, glad, grad, lad, pad, plaid, rad, sad, scad, shad, tad, trad