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mad M0017300 (măd)adj. mad·der, mad·dest 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. Lacking restraint or reason; foolish: I was mad to have hired her in the first place.b. Feeling or showing strong liking or enthusiasm: mad about sports.c. Marked by a lack of restraint, especially by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation: a mad scramble for the bus.4. Exhibiting uncharacteristic aggressiveness, especially as a result of rabies, spongiform encephalopathy, or another neurological disease. Used of animals: a mad dog; a mad cow.5. Slang a. Excellent; wonderful: It's really mad that they can come.b. Abundant; great: mad respect.tr. & intr.v. mad·ded, mad·ding, mads To make or become mad; madden.adv. Slang Extremely; very: This place is mad cool.Idioms: like mad Informal 1. Wildly; impetuously: drove like mad.2. To an intense degree or great extent: worked like mad; snowing like mad.mad as a hatter/March hare Crazy; mentally deranged.
[Middle English, mentally deranged, rabid, angry, from Old English gemǣdde, past participle of *gemǣdan, to derange mentally, madden, from gemād, mentally deranged; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
mad′dish adj.
MAD M0017300 (măd)abbr. mutually assured destructionThesaurus| Adv. | 1. | like mad - with great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil"like crazy, like hell, like sin, like the devil, like thundercolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
Translationsmad (mӕd) adjective1. mentally disturbed or insane. Ophelia went mad; You must be mad. 發瘋的 发疯的2. (sometimes with at or with) very angry. She was mad at me for losing my keys. 氣瘋了 发怒的3. (with about) having a great liking or desire for. I'm just mad about Harry. 極渴望的 入迷的ˈmadly adverb 發瘋地 发疯地ˈmadness noun 瘋狂 疯狂ˈmadden verb to make mad or very angry. The animal was maddened by the pain. 使發瘋，使狂怒 使发疯，使狂怒 ˈmaddening adjective likely to cause anger. maddening delays. 使人惱火的 令人恼怒的，令人发狂的 ˈmaddeningly adverb 使人惱火地 使人恼火地ˈmadman – plural ˈmadmen: feminine ˈmadwoman – plural ˈmadwomen – noun a person who is insane. He drove/fought like a madman. 狂人, 瘋子 狂人，疯子 mad ˈcow disease noun a fatal disease of cattle, which can affect also humans who eat meat from infected cattle. 狂牛病 狂牛病like mad wildly, desperately, very quickly etc. struggling/trying/running like mad. 發瘋似的 发疯似的like mad
like madWith great intensity or speed. These mosquito bites are itching like mad! Now that there's the threat of a snowstorm, shoppers have been buying shovels and salt like mad.See also: like, madlike ˈcrazy/ˈmad (informal) very fast, hard, etc: running/working like crazySee also: crazy, like, madlike mad verbSee like crazySee also: like, mad like mad Informal 1. Wildly; impetuously: drove like mad.2. To an intense degree or great extent: worked like mad; snowing like mad.See also: like, madEncyclopediaSeeMADMedicalSeemadlike mad
Synonyms for like madadv with great speed or effort or intensitySynonyms- like crazy
- like hell
- like sin
- like the devil
- like thunder
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