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[ mad-man, -muhn ] / ˈmædˌmæn, -mən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR madman ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural mad·men [mad-men, -muhn]. /ˈmædˌmɛn, -mən/. a person who is or behaves as if insane; lunatic; maniac. Origin of madmanFirst recorded in 1300–50, madman is from Middle English madd man. See mad, man Words nearby madmanMadisonville, Madiun, madly, Madlyn, madm., madman, mad money, madness, Madonna, Madonna and Child, Madonna lily Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for madmanLiu had been married just two months before and his wife now stood in this Brooklyn hospital, a sudden widow because of a madman. Two Cops ‘Assassinated’ in Brooklyn|Michael Daly|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST By giving an artistic veto to a madman, we submit to the mindset of a slave. The Sony Hack and America’s Craven Capitulation To Terror|David Keyes|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST In 1997, the influential Italian designer was killed by a madman on a killing spree. Princess Diana, Kate Moss, Donna Karan, and More Reactions to Gianni Versace’s 1997 Murder|The Fashion Beast Team|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST But to dismiss this as a case of a lone “madman” would be a mistake. Let’s Get Real: Santa Barbara Was a Terrorist Act|Sally Kohn|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A madman has just ravaged an elementary school in Connecticut, leaving 20 children and six faculty dead in his wake. Why Presidents Need Prayer|Joshua DuBois|February 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST At first it seemed so incredible, that the messenger was deemed either a liar or a madman. The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End|Titus Livius He is right furious thereat, and raged for two days like a madman, so that I durst not venture near him. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn|Evelyn Everett-Green He was not a madman, but he certainly was an extravagant jester. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Most people regarded Drake as a madman, and thought that he was simply throwing money away. American Men of Mind|Burton E. Stevenson Dr. Dengue has been seen driving through the streets like a madman, in his haste to get to me. Pencil Sketches|Eliza Leslie
British Dictionary definitions for madman
noun plural -mena man who is insane, esp one who behaves violently; lunatic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to madmanpsychopath, maniac, screwball, oddball, cuckoo, nut, psychotic, psycho, looney, raver, bedlamite, nutcase |