mad Definition and Meaning in English (mad definition)

adjective
Quick Answer • Definition

Mad definition: Suffering from a mental illness, especially one that causes violent or extremely irrational behavior.

Definitions of Mad

  1. 1adjective

    Suffering from a mental illness, especially one that causes violent or extremely irrational behavior.

  2. 2adjective(informal)

    Feeling or showing intense annoyance, anger, or frustration.

  3. 3adjective(colloquial)

    Extremely enthusiastic about something or someone.

Example Sentences

casual

“He went mad after losing everything.”

casual

“She was mad at him for being late.”

casual

“The fans went mad when their team scored the winning goal.”

Inflected Word Forms

nounmadness
adjectivemaddening
adverbmadly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

mad as a hatteridiom

Completely insane or eccentric.

mad about something/someoneexpression

To be very enthusiastic about something or deeply in love with someone.

go madcollocation

To become insane or extremely angry/excited.

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Mad definition: Suffering from a mental illness, especially one that causes violent or extremely irrational behavior.
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'Mad' translates to 'mad' in English. Mad definition: Suffering from a mental illness, especially one that causes violent or extremely irrational behavior.
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