mad (Meaning)
mad (s)
roused to anger
affected with madness or insanity
marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
very foolish
mad (n.)
A slattern.
The name of a female fairy, esp. the queen of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy.
An earthworm.
mad ()
p. p. of Made.
mad (superl.)
Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.
Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform.
Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness.
Extravagant; immoderate.
Furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog.
Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person.
Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle.
mad (v. t.)
To make mad or furious; to madden.
mad (v. i.)
To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding.
Synonyms & Antonyms of mad
Synonyms:
- worked up
- grumpy
- frigid
- cool
- bristling
- smouldering
- inimical
- ticked
- virulent
- wrought (up)
- acrid
- unpleasant
- ill-tempered
- horn-mad
- touchy
- boiling
- sulky
- antagonistic
- cross
- hopping
- testy
- fretful
- bristly
- pugnacious
- irascible
- sorehead
- icy
- ornery
- cranky
- soreheaded
- vengeful
- inflammable
- querulous
- seething
- crabby
- grouchy
- malevolent
- teed off
- roiled
- stormy
- disapproving
- spiteful
- going crook
- fussy
- sizzling
- vindictive
- belligerent
- in a fume
- dyspeptic
- rankled
- rancorous
- huffy
- perturbed
- aggravated
- riley
- steamed up
- embittered
- in a pet
- resentful
- quarrelsome
- peevish
- disagreeable
- unfriendly
- ranting
- cantankerous
- argumentative
- enflamed
- churlish
- shirty
- bitter
- raving
- bilious
- smoldering
- cheesed off
- vitriolic
- distant
- antipathetic
- antisocial
- burning
- acrimonious
- petulant
- cold
- snappish
Antonyms:
mad Sentence Examples
- He was mad with rage after losing the game.
- The driver was mad about the traffic jam.
- I'm mad at you for breaking my favorite mug.
- She went mad with excitement when she heard the news.
- The situation is absolutely mad, there's no sense to it.
- He's mad as a hatter, there's no reasoning with him.
- The dog went mad and attacked the mailman.
- I'm mad for chocolate, I can't resist it.
- The fans went mad when their team scored a goal.
- The weather was mad, with thunder and lightning.
FAQs About the word mad
roused to anger, affected with madness or insanity, marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion, very foolishA slattern., The name of a female fairy, esp. the
enraged, indignant, furious, ballistic, outraged, infuriated,angry, angered, livid,infuriate
accepting, friendly, complaisant, pleased, amenable, friendly, complaisant, delighted,delighted, happy
He was mad with rage after losing the game.
The driver was mad about the traffic jam.
I'm mad at you for breaking my favorite mug.
She went mad with excitement when she heard the news.
