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mad
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- pronunciation:
- maed
- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
madder, maddest |
| definition 1: |
"Mad" is another word for "angry." Angry is the way people often feel when someone has cheated them or hurt them in some way. People often feel angry when something bad happens to them. When you are mad about something, you are angry and upset about it.
James was mad when his team lost the game because he thinks they got an unfair penalty.- synonyms:
- angry, furious
- similar words:
- raging, sore
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| definition 2: |
When we say that someone is mad, we sometimes mean that something is wrong with that person's mind.
In the movie, a mad scientist tried to change humans into dogs and cats.- synonyms:
- crazy, insane
- similar words:
- mental
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| definition 3: |
If an animal is called "mad," it is suffering from a serious disease called "rabies." When a dog is "mad," it is very sick and it acts very differently from the way it usually acts.
A mad dog acts very strangely and may growl at and bite people. A bite from a mad dog is very dangerous. |
| definition 4: |
If someone says they are mad about something, they might mean that they love it. They are very interested in it and think it's great.
Ben's dad is mad about hockey. He goes to every game that he can. Sometimes he travels far to see a game.- synonyms:
- crazy, wild
- similar words:
- enthusiastic, fond
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| related words: |
crazy, cross, desperate, sick, violent |
| derivation: |
maddish (adj.) |
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