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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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as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
the man who thinks he's been turned into a bug is clearly mad
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as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
a mad rush to finish the shopping before Christmas
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as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
her mad decision to quit a good job and run off to the big city with a man she barely knew
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as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
watch out, the boss has got a bit of a mad on just now
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as in to anger
to make angry
her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers
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as in crazy (about or over)
filled with an intense or excessive love for
he's virtually inseparable from his new girlfriend and seems to be just mad about her
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Recent Examples of mad
Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
Verstappen was perhaps a little salty about a five-second penalty that probably cost him victory, perhaps unhappy with his team, perhaps still mad about the FIA’s stance on cursing, or perhaps just wanting to get out of town and move on.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2025
Anyone who is mad about that needs to look at life from a higher perspective.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Biggest of thanks to Sana, Brad, Kevin, Lou, Aaron, Justin, Charlie, Vincent, Deb, Jon and the whole mad circus.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Told the victim was mad because the suspect stepped on his shoes, Torre said the right thing to do would have been to wipe his shoes clean and walk away.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
Verstappen was perhaps a little salty about a five-second penalty that probably cost him victory, perhaps unhappy with his team, perhaps still mad about the FIA’s stance on cursing, or perhaps just wanting to get out of town and move on.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2025
Anyone who is mad about that needs to look at life from a higher perspective.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Biggest of thanks to Sana, Brad, Kevin, Lou, Aaron, Justin, Charlie, Vincent, Deb, Jon and the whole mad circus.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad
Noun
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The city councilor and over two dozen residents responded to Eureka Street after the presence of federal agents in the neighborhood sparked anger Thursday morning.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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Tangent Posts made by the X account named after Prevost triggered anger among some of the president’s most vocal supporters online.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Verb
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One thing is certain: Tyreek can be frustrating, exciting, dramatic, funny, sobering, entertaining and infuriating all in the same day.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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Dorsey’s effort has infuriated critics in a city that has pioneered harm reduction.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
6 May 2025
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The result was an outpouring of delighted indignation and anti-Corden sentiment, complete with an extended tabloid news cycle.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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With Chrome, OpenAI would gain access to a treasure trove of user behavior data — data that might fuel its large language models but also trigger indignation from privacy activists.—
Tor Constantino, MBA,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The blood alcohol level of hockey player brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau did not contribute to their deaths the day they were fatally struck by an allegedly drunk and enraged driver, a judge ruled Tuesday.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2025
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In Sedona, after the City Council approved a zoning change in the spring of 2024 that would have allowed homeless workers to park in a public lot, enraged residents organized a referendum that shut it down a few months later, before anyone parked there.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Prosecutors say Read, 45, deliberately hit O’Keefe, 46, with her Lexus SUV in a drunken rage and left him for dead in January 2022.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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So there’s a lot of rage from that, and rightfully so.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Easily annoyed by noises like gum smacking or cereal slurping.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The controversy over attire comes just two months after Zelensky was criticized and called disrespectful by a reporter at the White House for not wearing a suit during his visit to the Oval Office, with reports suggesting that Trump was annoyed by Zelensky's choice of clothing.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The optimism from the away end had turned into fury.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Gretchen Whitmer speaking at Trump rally sparks fury: 'Enabling behavior' Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is facing intense backlash after making a surprise appearance at a rally.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump also has launched an agency review and cut funds for some FEMA grant programs, outraging officials in states where those funds already had been committed.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Photo: Everett Collection Local critics were outraged by the movie that put the Master of Venereal Horror on the world-cinema map.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Mad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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