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as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the constant harassment from telemarketers finally made her good and mad
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as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
the man who thinks he's been turned into a bug is clearly mad
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as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
a mad rush to finish the shopping before Christmas
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as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
her mad decision to quit a good job and run off to the big city with a man she barely knew
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as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
watch out, the boss has got a bit of a mad on just now
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as in to anger
to make angry
her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers
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as in crazy (about or over)
filled with an intense or excessive love for
he's virtually inseparable from his new girlfriend and seems to be just mad about her
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Recent Examples of mad
Jennifer Culp, Them, 25 Oct. 2024
All of those happened at Olivia Rodrigo’s first arena tour — but her favorite part of the show was when those eardrum-rattling cries were, in fact, mad as hell.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
Not mad at all are the women who went, all of whom praised the movie.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024
Milioti deliciously and strategically navigates Sofia’s descent into the mad state of someone forced to endure the harsh living conditions of Arkham, the intense electroshock treatments, and the even more unforgivable sin of gaslighting.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Though Venus is mad at Jupiter, the planet of desire is still inclined to comply, forming a happy relationship with Chiron to facilitate romantic recovery.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 25 Oct. 2024
All of those happened at Olivia Rodrigo’s first arena tour — but her favorite part of the show was when those eardrum-rattling cries were, in fact, mad as hell.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
Not mad at all are the women who went, all of whom praised the movie.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024
Milioti deliciously and strategically navigates Sofia’s descent into the mad state of someone forced to endure the harsh living conditions of Arkham, the intense electroshock treatments, and the even more unforgivable sin of gaslighting.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad
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Then came the anger, hurt and all that goes with it.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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This means asking them to let go of any anger and resentment toward you, but don’t force anything.Hylke Faber, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jackson showed little remorse for the victims of his violent attacks, which infuriated McManus.Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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Why was their public support for their son and other families like theirs so infuriating to many conservative Christians? Gushee, the Christian ethicist, has a theory.John Blake, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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When Wiley returns a few minutes later with a tissue, his indignation has come back, too.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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On Wednesday night, when news of the pending indictment was reported by the Times, but before details of the charges were publicly known, Adams offered the public the same righteous indignation.Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Lo hurls enraged texts and emails at my lawyer, and also at John, the location manager.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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The firestorm has enraged Netanyahu’s political opponents and families of the hostages.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Devin Williams received back-to-back sentences of 25 years to life in prison for the fatal shootings of Maria and Benison Tran, who were shot at near point-blank range after Williams snuck into their Dublin home and confronted them in a fit of jealous rage.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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How to cope right now Don’t suppress your emotions, process them In the immediate aftermath of the election results, you may be flooded with emotions ranging from despair to rage.Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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The Dad got annoyed at first but seemed to give up fighting over it with all the kids respectfully persuading him to accept having a driver.Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Cooney immediately began to annoy other castaways with his brash personality and attempts to stir the pot about fellow players, and was unsuccessful in winning in the team challenge and individual immunity.Emily DeLetter, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Read more Trump remarks about shots fired 'through the fake news' spark fury online Who is Ann Selzer?David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Summon the fury of the elements and turn the X-Men’s most electric leader into your next commander.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
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The remark outraged conservatives, even as the White House disputed the interpretation of what the president meant.Niall Stanage, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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Vance is equally fluent in the language of the national élite, and therefore knows how to get the national media to cover his crazy theories, and how to get national people outraged by them.David Fontana, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Mad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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