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- madW3S2 [mæd] adj comparative madder superlative maddest▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1¦(angry)¦2¦(crazy)¦3¦(uncontrolled)¦4 be mad about/for/on somebody/something5¦(mentally ill)¦6 like mad7 don't go mad8 power-mad/money-mad/sex-mad etc▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[: Old English; Origin: gemAd]1.) ¦(ANGRY)¦ [not before noun]informal especially AmE angrymad at▪ Are you still mad at me?▪ We get mad at each other sometimes, like any family.mad about▪ There's no need to get mad about it!▪ You make make me so mad !mad with BrE▪ His wife will be really mad with him.go madBrE (=become very angry)▪ Look at this mess! Mum will go mad!hopping mad(=very angry)(as) mad as hell(=a rude way of saying very angry)2.) ¦(CRAZY)¦especially BrE crazy or very silly▪ He can't possibly get that finished in time. He must be mad !▪ I'd go mad (=start to feel crazy) if I was stuck at home all day.▪ He's been driving me mad recently!▪ You've agreed to marry him! Are you mad?▪ Surely no one would be mad enough to fly in this weather?▪ My friends all think I'm stark raving mad (=completely crazy) .▪ It's enough to send you barking mad (=completely crazy) .as mad as a hatter/March hare(=completely crazy)3.) ¦(UNCONTROLLED)¦especially BrE behaving in a wild uncontrolled way, without thinking about what you are doingmad dash/rush/panic etc▪ We all made a mad dash for the door.mad with grief/fear/jealousy etc▪ When she heard of her son's death, she was mad with grief.▪ When Italy scored, the crowd went mad (=became very excited) .▪ We went a bit mad (=spent a lot of money) and ordered champagne.4.) be mad about/for/on sb/sthinformal especially BrE to like someone or something very much= ↑crazy▪ My nine-year-old is mad about Robbie Williams.▪ He's mad about computer games.▪ All the girls at school are mad for him.be mad keen (on sth)▪ 'Did you enjoy the film?' 'I wasn't mad keen.'be mad for it(=want to do something very much)5.) ¦(MENTALLY ILL)¦especially British English old-fashioned informal mentally ill= ↑insane▪ Mr Rochester's mad wife▪ He turned towards me with a mad look in his eyes.▪ the cartoon figure of the mad scientist6.) like mad informalvery much, very quickly, or with a lot of energy▪ I caught my thumb in the door and it hurt like mad.▪ She ran like mad to catch the bus.7.) don't go madBrE spoken used to tell someone not to work too hard, get too excited, or spend too much money▪ I know you've got a lot to do but don't go mad.8.) power-mad/money-mad/sex-mad etconly interested in having power, money etc and doing everything possible to get it▪ a power-mad dictator
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
