mad

[US]/mæd/
[UK]/mæd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. crazy, angry, insane; foolish.

Phrases & Collocations

mad at

mad dog

mad cow disease

mad with

get mad

mad money

mad on

go mad

mad idea

mad with joy

Example Sentences

a mad scramble for the bus.

had a mad time.

to forsake mad habits

He was mad at pain.

He is mad for fame.

it was a mad dash to get ready.

He is mad about her.

let's go mad and splash out.

some men are mad keen on football.

the event was all part of the mad social whirl.

go mad at the intensity of one's grief

What a mad thing to do!

The director cast me as a mad priest.

The mad man came at us with a knife.

The mad dog was foaming at the mouth.

Real-world Examples

That noise! It's driving me mad! That noise!

Source: Interview with the Vampire: The Selected Edition

Yeah. Anyway, I got mad and so she got mad.

Source: Frozen Selection

" He looks a little-well, mad. Is he mad, aunt? "

Source: Selected Works of David Copperfield

If you wanna stay mad, I guess you're gonna stay mad.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

If I work on one, it'll drive me mad.

Source: A Small Story, A Great Documentary

What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape?

Source: Selected Literary Poems

Snape shrieked, looking madder than ever.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad.

Source: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitation

I have long stopped asking why the mad do mad things.

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

But, what was the one ingredient that got the most mad?

Source: Gourmet Base

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