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mad

/ˈmæːd/

verb

Meaning

  • To be or become mad.

  • To madden, to anger, to frustrate.

adjective

Meaning

  • Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.

    "He's got this mad idea that he's irresistible to women."

  • (chiefly US; informal in UK) Angry, annoyed.

    "Are you mad at me?"

  • Bizarre; incredible.

    "It's mad that I got that job back a day after being fired."

  • Wildly confused or excited.

    "to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred"

  • Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.

  • (usually with for or about) Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.

    "Aren't you just mad for that red dress?"

  • (of animals) Abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.

    "a mad dog"

  • (chiefly Northeastern US) Intensifier, signifies an abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.

    "I gotta give you mad props for scoring us those tickets.   Their lead guitarist has mad skills.   There are always mad girls at those parties."

  • (of a compass needle) Having impaired polarity.

Synonyms

hella,
helluv,
kinda,
mighty,
wicked

adverb

Meaning

  • Intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably.

    "He seems mad keen on her."

Synonyms

hella,
helluv,
wicked