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MAD definition: 1. a word to describe a person who has a mental illness, which was used by doctors in the past but…. Learn more.
Mad, crazy, insane are used to characterize wildly impractical or foolish ideas, actions, etc. Mad suggests senselessness and excess: The scheme of buying the bridge was absolutely mad. In informal usage, crazy suggests recklessness and impracticality: a crazy young couple.
1. often offensive. severely mentally ill, so that normal thinking and behaviour is impossible. 2. senseless; foolish. a mad idea. 3. (often foll by at) informal. angry; resentful. 4. (foll by about, on, or over; often postpositive) wildly enthusiastic (about) or fond (of)
The meaning of MAD is arising from, indicative of, or marked by mental disorder —not used technically. How to use mad in a sentence.
(especially British English, informal) very stupid; not at all sensible. You must be mad to risk it. It was a mad idea. ‘I'm going to buy some new clothes.’ ‘Well, don't go mad (= spend more than is sensible).’. You'd be raving mad to miss this annual music extravaganza. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
1. Angry; resentful: was mad about the broken vase. See Synonyms at angry. 2. a. Mentally deranged: "afflicted with hypochondria, depression, and fear of going mad" (Carla Cantor). b. Characteristic of mental derangement: mad laughter. c. Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas: was mad with jealousy. 3. a.
marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion. “a mad whirl of pleasure” synonyms: delirious, excited, frantic, unrestrained. wild. marked by extreme lack of restraint or control. adjective. very foolish. “a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains” synonyms: harebrained, insane. foolish. devoid of good sense or judgment.
