Tra từ mad - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mad [mad mads madded madding] BrE [mæd] NAmE [mæd] adjective (mad·der, mad·dest)
1. (especially BrE)having a mind that does not work normally; mentally ill
• 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.
•A revolver is the only way to stop a mad dog.
see also ↑barking mad
2. (informal, especially BrE)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).’
3. not before noun ~ (at/with sb) | ~ (about sth) (informal, especially NAmE)very angry
• He got mad and walked out.
• She's mad at me for being late.
• (BrE)That noise is driving me mad.
• (BrE)He'll go mad when he sees the damage.
4. not usually before noun ~ (about/on sth/sb) (BrE, informal)liking sth/sb very much; very interested in sth
•to be mad on tennis
• He's always been mad about kids.
•football-mad boys
• She's completely power-mad.
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.
• (BrE)The team won and the fans went mad.
•~ with sth (BrE)to be mad with anger/excitement/grief/love
compare ↑crazy
more at hopping mad at ↑hopping _adv., (stark) raving mad/bonkers at ↑raving
Idioms: ↑like mad ▪ ↑mad as a a March hare ▪ ↑mad for somebody ▪ ↑mad keen

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

Thesaurus:
mad adj.
1. (especially BrE, sometimes offensive)
•I'll go mad if I stay here much longer.
sometimes offensive (not) in your right mind • • out of your mind • |informal nuts • |especially AmE, informal crazy • |especially BrE, informal batty •
be mad/not in your right mind/out of your mind/nuts/crazy to do sth
go mad/nuts/crazy/batty
drive sb/think sb must be mad/out of their mind/nuts/crazy/batty
Which word? These are all informal words used to suggest that sb's behaviour is very strange, often because of extreme emotional pressure. They can be offensive if used to describe sb suffering from a real mental illness; use mentally ill instead.
2. (especially BrE, informal)
•You must be mad to risk it.
stupid • • idiotic • |informal insane • |especially AmE, informal crazy • • dumb • |especially spoken silly • |especially written foolish •
Opp: sensible
mad/stupid/idiotic/insane/crazy/dumb/silly/foolish to do sth
a/an mad/stupid/idiotic/insane/crazy/dumb/silly/foolish thing to do/idea
Are you mad/stupid/insane/crazy/dumb?
3. not before noun (especially AmE, informal)
•He's mad at me for being late.
angry • • irate • • furious • • incensed • • outraged • • fuming • • seething • • annoyed • |especially BrE cross • |written enraged • |taboo, slang pissed off • |AmE, taboo, slang pissed •
mad/angry/furious/incensed/outraged/fuming/seething/annoyed/cross/pissed off/pissed at/about sth
mad/angry/furious/incensed/outraged/annoyed/cross/pissed off/pissed that…
get mad/angry/annoyed/cross/pissed off/pissed
Mad or angry? Mad is the usual word for angry in informal American English. When used in British English, especially in the phrase go mad, it can mean ‘very angry’
•Dad'll go mad when he sees what you've done.
4. not usually before noun (informal)
•He's always been mad about football.
crazy • • enthusiasic • • avid • |especially BrE keen •
mad/crazy/enthusiasic about sth
mad/keen on sth
mad/crazy/keen/avid for sth
5.
•The team won and the fans went mad.
wild • • crazy • • frantic • • furious •
a mad/wild/frantic/furious rush
go mad/wild/crazy
mad/wild/crazy with excitement

Synonyms:
angry
mad • indignant • cross • irate
These words all describe people feeling and/or showing anger.
angry • feeling or showing anger: ▪ Please don't be angry with me. ◇ ▪ Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square.
mad • [not before noun] (informal, especially NAmE) angry: ▪ He ▪ got mad ▪ and walked out. ◇ ▪ She's ▪ mad at me ▪ for being late.
Mad is the usual word for ‘angry’ in informal American English. In British English, the phrase ‘go mad’ means ‘very angry’: ▪ Dad'll go mad when he sees what you've done. ‘Go mad’ can also mean ‘go crazy’ or ‘get very excited’.
indignant • feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you or sb else has been treated unfairly: ▪ She was very indignant at the way she had been treated.
cross • (especially BrE, rather informal) rather angry or annoyed: ▪ I was quite cross with him for being late.
This word is often used by or to children.
irate • very angry: ▪ irate customers ◇ ▪ an irate letter
Irate is not usually followed by a preposition: She was irate with me/about it.
angry/mad/indignant/cross about/at sth
angry/cross with sb (for doing sth)
angry/mad/indignant/cross that …
to get angry/mad/cross
to make sb angry/mad/cross

Synonyms:
mad
crazy • nuts • batty • out of your mind • (not) in your right mind
These are all informal words that describe sb who has a mind that does not work normally.
mad • (informal, especially BrE) having a mind that does not work normally: ▪ I thought I'd go mad if I stayed any longer.
Mad is an informal word used to suggest that sb's behaviour is very strange, often because of extreme emotional pressure. It is offensive if used to describe sb suffering from a real mental illness; use mentally ill instead. Mad is not usually used in this meaning in North American English; use crazy instead.
crazy • (informal, especially NAmE) having a mind that does not work normally: ▪ A crazy old woman rented the upstairs room.
Like mad, crazy is offensive if used to describe sb suffering from a real mental illness.
nuts • [not before noun] (informal) mad: ▪ That noise is driving me nuts! ◇ ▪ You guys are nuts!
batty • (informal, especially BrE) slightly mad, in a harmless way: ▪ Her mum's completely batty.
out of your mind • (informal) unable to think or behave normally, especially because of extreme shock or anxiety: ▪ She was out of her mind with grief.
(not) in your right mind • (informal) (not) mentally normal: ▪ No one in their right mind ▪ would choose to work there.
to be mad/crazy/nuts/out of your mind/not in your right mind to do sth
to go mad/crazy/nuts/batty
to drive sb mad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of their mind
completely mad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of your mind

Example Bank:
•He's absolutely mad about cars.
•Her colleagues thought her quite mad.
•His experiences in the First World War drove him mad.
•I get so mad when people don't take me seriously.
•I went mad with joy and danced a little jig.
•It makes me really mad when people waste food.
•My mum's absolutely mad with me!
•Please don't be mad with me!
•She's really mad about painting.
•The children are driving me mad!
•The world had gone completely mad.
•What a barking mad idea!
•You must be stark raving mad to risk your money like that!
•‘I'm going to buy some new clothes.’ ‘Well, don't go mad.’
•Dad'll go mad when he sees what you've done.
•He must be barking mad to attempt something like that.
•He's always been mad about kids.
•I thought I'd go mad if I stayed any longer.
•She seemed to have gone stark raving mad.
•She's completely power-mad.
•She's mad at me for being late.
•She's mad on tennis.
•That noise is driving me mad.
•The local people all thought he was mad.
•The team won and the fans went mad.