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• they realized that he had gone mad.
• inventors are not mad scientists.
• i'll go mad if i have to wait much longer.
• she seemed to have gone stark raving mad.

mad

1. having a mind that does not work normally; mentally ill
• SEE ALSO barking mad
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/barking-mad
• They realized that he had gone mad.
• Inventors are not mad scientists.
• I'll go mad if I have to wait much longer.
• She seemed to have gone stark raving mad.

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• His experiences in the First World War drove him mad.
• The local people all thought he was mad.
2. very stupid; not at all sensible
• You must be mad to risk it.
• It was a mad idea.
• ‘I'm going to buy some new clothes.’ ‘Well, don't go mad (= spend more than is sensible).’
• You'd be raving mad to miss this annual music extravaganza.
3. very angry
• He got mad and walked out.
• She's mad at me for being late.
• They're pretty mad about being lied to.
• That noise is driving me mad.
• He'll go mad when he sees the damage.

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• I get so mad when people don't take me seriously.
• It makes me really mad when people waste food.
• My mum's absolutely mad with me!
• Please don't be mad with me!
• Dad'll go mad when he sees what you've done.
4. liking something/somebody very much; very interested in something
• He's always been mad about kids.
• to be mad on tennis
• Scott's mad for peanuts.
• football-mad boys
• She's completely power-mad.

Extra Examples

• He's absolutely mad about cars.
• She's really mad about painting.
5. done without thought or control; wild and excited
• The crowd made a mad rush for the exit.
• Only a mad dash got them to the meeting on time.
• The four companies are in a mad scramble for market share.
• The team won and the fans went mad.
• to be mad with anger/excitement/grief/jealousy/love/power
• I went mad with joy and danced a little jig.
6. suffering from rabies
• SYNONYM rabid (3)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rabid#rabid_sng_3
• A revolver is the only way to stop a mad dog.
7. great
• Love him or hate him, the man's got mad skills.
• I have to give mad props (= proper respect) to the camera team.
8. very angry
9. very fast, hard, much, etc.
• I had to run like mad to catch the bus.
10. mentally ill; crazy
11. liking something/somebody very much; very interested in something
• He's mad keen on planes.
12. completely crazy

Word Origin

• Old English gemǣd(e)d ‘maddened’, participial form related to gemād ‘mad’, of Germanic origin.