mad
(măd)
[Middle English, from Old English gemǣdde, past participle of * gemǣdan, to madden, from gemād, insane.]
adjective: mad·der, mad·dest.
- Angry; resentful. See synonyms at angry
- Suffering from a disorder of the mind; insane.
- Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas: mad with jealousy.
- Lacking restraint or reason; foolish: I was mad to have hired her in the first place.
- Feeling or showing strong liking or enthusiasm: mad about sports.
- Marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation; frantic: a mad scramble for the bus.
- Boisterously gay; hilarious: had a mad time.
- Affected by rabies; rabid.
tr. & intr.v.: mad·ded, mad·ding, mads.
- To make or become mad; madden.
idioms
- like mad
- Wildly; impetuously: drove like mad. To an intense degree or great extent: worked like mad; snowing like mad.
- mad as a hatter
- Crazy; deranged.
derivatives
- mad́dish
- adjective
MAD
(măd)
abbreviation
- mutual assured destruction
