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as in angry
feeling or showing anger the constant harassment from telemarketers finally made her good and mad

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noun

mad

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verb

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Recent Examples of mad
Adjective
Mengele would’ve detested what became of his bones; there’s a sense of catharsis to the mad doctor being reduced to parts on a slab. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 2025 Shinwell takes the rep aside and asks her to grab some of the antidote to the sickness that pushed Stephens into a coma, because the mad scientist must have some lying around. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 May 2025 The late 19th century was a boom time for mad inventors, scam artists, and fast-talking salesmen. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025 While seeking shelter at the mansion, the duo meet Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite mad scientist who is hosting a costume party with a bizarre cast of characters. Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for mad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad
Adjective
  • Late in the second half, with Arminia three goals down, the travelling fans were so angry that Fabian Klos, the club legend from whom Corboz inherited the captaincy, had to persuade them not to invade the pitch.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Parents and students said a substitute teacher chased, choked and hit a student after becoming angry in a fourth grade classroom at Meadowview.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.
    Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • The pair embark on a playdate at a beachfront promenade before holing up in a foreign hotel to evade an increasingly frantic Lee.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 May 2025
  • What followed was a frantic scramble to get the wounded to the nearest hospital.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Not just on the training pitch but in the dorm rooms, talking about the future and giggling at stupid jokes.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • President Donald Trump said only stupid people would refuse a $400 million gift.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Down encourages readers to use their righteous anger toward rebuilding a fractured world.
    Shannon Carlin, Time, 22 May 2025
  • Told in the first person, the story explores a lot of the feelings that Helen experiences: frustration and anger and love for her friend.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • More: The infuriating ambiguity of 'fine' Broadhurst has since graduated from Oxford and is now pursuing a masters in forensic speech science at the University of York.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • But the new textbooks have infuriated former government loyalists who defend their version of history.
    Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • With his shock of spiky hair and adrenaline rushes, Smith turns a corporate villain into a lunatic new-wave frontman.
    Charles McNultyTheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.
    John Bleasdale, Variety, 8 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • Eyewitnesses described furious gales and hurricane-like winds that left an avalanche of debris near the pier.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
  • But even with a better offensive night for Jerome, he was still beaten off the dribble too many times and couldn’t stay on the court for that last, furious push.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 14 May 2025

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“Mad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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