The Meaning of mad

• () p. p. of Made.
• (superl.) Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.
• (superl.) 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.
• (superl.) Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness.
• (superl.) Extravagant; immoderate.
• (superl.) Furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog.
• (superl.) Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person.
• (superl.) Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle.
• (v. t.) To make mad or furious; to madden.
• (v. i.) To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding.
• (n.) An earthworm.
• (n.) A slattern.
• (n.) The name of a female fairy, esp. the queen of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy.

Synonyms

huffy , sore , brainsick , crazy , demented , disturbed , sick , unbalanced , unhinged , delirious , excited , frantic , unrestrained , harebrained , insane

Homophones

madd

Rhymes

ad , add , arvad , ayyad , bad , brad , cad , chad , chadd , ciudad , clad , comrade , dad , doodad , dyad , fad , flad , forbad , gad , gadd , galahad , glad , grad , grandad , had , hadd , halmstad , hlad , hyderabad , ironclad , kaliningrad , keypad , khad , lad , ladd , leningrad , madd , mirad , mossad , nad , nomad , olympiad , pad , plaid , rad , radde , riyad , riyadh , sad , scad , schad , shabad , shad , shadd , sinbad , sociedad , soledad , stalingrad , tad , tadd , thad , triad , trinidad , undergrad , vlad , volgograd