mad

/mæd/
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mad

She gets mad when you wake her up so early.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Mentally ill; insane: Having a serious mental illness that affects thinking and behavior.
    • Very angry; furious: Feeling or showing intense anger.
    • Very foolish or ill-advised: Extremely silly, unwise, or impractical.
    • Very enthusiastic or excited about something: Having a very strong liking or interest.
    • Wildly excited or confused: Marked by uncontrolled excitement, confusion, or uproar.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective (Mentally ill):
    • The character in the story was driven mad by grief.
    • In the past, people with epilepsy were sometimes thought to be mad.
  • Adjective (Very angry):
    • My father was mad when I crashed the car.
    • Don't be mad at me; it was an accident.
  • Adjective (Very foolish):
    • It was a mad idea to go hiking in a storm.
    • Spending all your savings on a lottery ticket is just mad.
  • Adjective (Very enthusiastic):
    • He's mad about classic cars and owns three.
    • She's been mad for tennis since she was a child.
  • Adjective (Wildly excited):
    • The crowd went mad when the band came on stage.
    • It was a mad scramble to get the last tickets.
Advanced Usage
  • "like mad": with great speed, energy, or intensity.
    • She had to work like mad to finish the project on time.
    • They ran like mad to catch the bus.
  • "stark raving mad": completely insane (used for emphasis).
    • You'd have to be stark raving mad to try that stunt.
Variants and Related Words
  • Madly (adverb): in a mad manner; very much.
    • He is madly in love with her.
    • She waved madly to get our attention.
  • Madness (noun): the state of being mad; insanity; foolish behavior.
    • The madness of war affected him deeply.
    • It would be madness to go out in this blizzard.
Synonyms
  • Insane: in a state of mind that prevents normal perception and behavior.
  • Angry: feeling or showing strong annoyance or hostility.
  • Foolish: lacking good sense or judgment; unwise.
  • Crazy (informal): mentally deranged, especially in a wild or excited way; extremely enthusiastic.
  • Furious: extremely angry.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
  • Mad at/with (someone): angry with someone.
    • Are you still mad at me for forgetting your birthday?
  • Mad about/for/on (something): very enthusiastic about something.
    • He's mad about football.
Related Idioms
  • Mad as a hatter: completely insane (originating from hat makers who were poisoned by mercury used in felt processing).
    • The old man in the park talks to pigeons; some people think he's mad as a hatter.
  • Mad as a March hare: very crazy or excited (referring to the erratic behavior of hares during their breeding season in March).
    • The children were mad as March hares after eating all that candy.
  • Drive someone mad: to annoy someone intensely or cause someone to become insane.
    • The constant noise from the construction is driving me mad.
mad

She gets mad when you wake her up so early.

Adjective
  1. very foolish
    • harebrained ideas
    • took insane risks behind the wheel
    • a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains
  2. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
    • a crowd of delirious baseball fans
    • something frantic in their gaiety
    • a mad whirl of pleasure
  3. affected with madness or insanity
    • a man who had gone mad
  4. roused to anger
    • stayed huffy a good while- Mark Twain
    • she gets mad when you wake her up so early
    • mad at his friend
    • sore over a remark

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