mad

mad
adjective
1)

he was killed by his mad brother

Syn:
insane, out of one's mind, deranged, demented, crazed, lunatic, unbalanced, unhinged; informal crazy, mental, off one's head, round the bend; Brit.; informal barmy, crackers, barking (mad), potty, round the twist
2) informal

I'm still mad at him

Syn:
angry, furious, infuriated, enraged, fuming, incensed, beside oneself; informal livid, spare; N.Amer.; informal sore
3)

some mad scheme

Syn:
foolish, insane, stupid, lunatic, idiotic, absurd, silly, asinine, wild; informal crazy, crackpot; Brit.; informal daft
4) informal

he's mad about jazz

Syn:
passionate, fanatical, ardent, fervent, devoted to, infatuated with, in love with; informal crazy, dotty, nuts, wild, hooked on; Brit.; informal potty; N.Amer.; informal nutso
5)

it was a mad dash to get ready

Syn:
frenzied, frantic, frenetic, feverish, hysterical, wild, hectic, manic
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Ant:
sane, pleased, sensible, indifferent, calm

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  • mad — W3S2 [mæd] adj comparative madder superlative maddest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(angry)¦ 2¦(crazy)¦ 3¦(uncontrolled)¦ 4 be mad about/for/on somebody/something 5¦(mentally ill)¦ 6 like mad 7 don t go mad …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • MAD UK — MAD Magazine (British Reprint Edition) 1959 1994 Sources:25 Years of MAD Magazine (Suron International Publications, 1984): author David Robinson, British MAD contributor (1978 1994), who wrote all of the following notes.30 Years of MAD Magazine… …   Wikipedia

  • mad — [ mæd ] adjective ** 1. ) never before noun INFORMAL angry: He makes me mad, the way he keeps criticizing me. mad at/with: My boss is mad at me for missing the meeting. 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH very silly or stupid: CRAZY: be mad to do something: You… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mad — /mad/, adj., madder, maddest, n., v., madded, madding. adj. 1. mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented. 2. enraged; greatly provoked or irritated; angry. 3. (of animals) a. abnormally furious; ferocious: a mad bull. b. affected with… …   Universalium

  • Mad — Mad, a. [Compar. {Madder}; superl. {Maddest}.] [AS. gem?d, gem[=a]d, mad; akin to OS. gem?d foolish, OHG. gameit, Icel. mei?a to hurt, Goth. gam[ a]ids weak, broken. ?.] 1. Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane. [1913 Webster] I have heard my… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • MAD — steht für: MAD (Eisenach), eine Großraumdiskothek MAD (Zeitschrift) für Materialien, Analysen, Dokumente MAD Magazin, eine Satire Zeitschrift MAD Spiel, ein Spiel des MAD Magazins MAD Kartenspiel, ein Kartenspiel des MAD Magazins Die Abkürzung… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mad — steht für: Amt für den Militärischen Abschirmdienst, ein deutscher Nachrichtendienst MAD Magazin, eine Zeitschrift MAD Spiel, ein Spiel des MAD Magazins MAD Kartenspiel, ein Kartenspiel des MAD Magazins MAD Zeitschrift für Materialien, Analysen,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • MAD — may refer to:* Anger * Madness, the state of being irrational or suffering from mental illness * Mad (magazine) , an American humor magazine and its various spinoffs: ** MADtv , a sketch comedy television series ** Mad Magazine Card Game ** The… …   Wikipedia

  • Mád — Mád …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • MAD TV — Страна Греция Язык вещания греческий Центр управления Афины Формат изображения …   Википедия

  • mad — [mad] adj. madder, maddest [ME madd, aphetic < OE gemæd, pp. of (ge)mædan, to make mad, akin to Goth gamaiths, crippled, OS gimēd, foolish < IE * mait < base * mai , to hew, cut off > Goth maitan, to hew, Gr mitylos, dehorned] 1.… …   English World dictionary

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