Lexic.us

Definition of MAD

1. Adjective. Roused to anger. "Sore over a remark"

2. Adjective. Affected with madness or insanity. "A man who had gone mad"

3. Adjective. Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion. "A mad whirl of pleasure"

4. Adjective. Very foolish. "A completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains"

Definition of MAD

1. a. Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.

2. v. t. To make mad or furious; to madden.

3. v. i. To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding.

4. n. An earthworm.

Definition of MAD

1. Acronym. mutually assured destruction ¹

2. Acronym. magnetic anomaly detector ¹

3. Adjective. Insane; crazy, mentally deranged. ¹

4. Adjective. (chiefly US; UK dated + regional) Angry, annoyed. ¹

5. Adjective. Wildly confused or excited. ¹

6. Adjective. Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent. ¹

7. Adjective. (colloquial usually with ''for'' or ''about'') Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for. ¹

8. Adjective. (context: of animals) abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies. ¹

9. Adjective. (slang chiefly Northeastern US) Intensifier, signifies an abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many. ¹

10. Adverb. (slang chiefly Northeastern US) Intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably. ¹

11. Verb. (context: now colloquial US) To madden, to anger, to frustrate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of MAD

1. insane [v MADDED, MADDING, MADS] - See also: insane

Medical Definition of MAD

1. 1. A slattern. 2. The name of a female fairy, especially. The queen of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy. Origin: Cf. W. Mad a male child, a boy. 1. Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane. "I have heard my grandsire say full oft, Extremity of griefs would make men mad." (Shak) 2. 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. "It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols." (Jer. 1. 88) "And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities." (Acts xxvi. 11) 3. Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness. "Mad demeanor." "Mad wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace." (Franklin) "The mad promise of Cleon was fulfilled." (Jowett (Thucyd)) 4. Extravagant; immoderate. "Be mad and merry." "Fetching mad bounds." . 5. Furious with rage, terror, or disease; said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; especially, having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog. 6. Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person. 7. Having impaired polarity; applied to a compass needle. Like mad, like a mad person; in a furious manner; as, to run like mad. To run mad. To become wild with excitement. To run wildly about under the influence of hydrophobia; to become affected with hydrophobia. To run mad after, to pursue under the influence of infatuation or immoderate desire. "The world is running mad after farce." . Origin: AS. Gemd, gemad, mad; akin to OS. Gemd foolish, OHG. Gameit, Icel. Meia to hurt, Goth. Gamaids weak, broken. An earthworm. Alternative forms: made. Origin: AS. Maa; akin to D. & G. Made, Goth. Mapa, and prob. To E. Moth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of MAD

maculele macules maculiferous maculing maculocerebral maculoerythematous maculomancy maculopapular maculopapule maculopathies

maculopathy maculose macumba macumbas macushla mad mad-apple mad-apples mad-dog skullcap mad-dog weed

mad apple mad as a March hare mad as a cut snake mad as a fish mad as a hatter mad cow mad dogs and Englishmen mad for it mad hatter

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