British English : mad You can say that someone is mad when they are very angry.They both got mad at me for interfering.mæd ADJECTIVEangry
adjective
mentally deranged; insane
senseless; foolish ⇒ ■ a mad idea
(often followed by at) (informal ) angry; resentful
foll by about, on, or over; often postpositive wildly enthusiastic (about) or fond (of) ⇒ ■ mad about football , ⇒ ■ football-mad
extremely excited or confused; frantic ⇒ ■ a mad rush
temporarily overpowered by violent reactions, emotions, etc ⇒ ■ mad with grief
(of animals ) unusually ferocious ⇒ ■ a mad buffalo afflicted with rabies
unusually ferocious ⇒ ■ a mad buffalo
afflicted with rabies
See like mad
See mad as a hatter
unusually ferocious ⇒ ■ a mad buffalo
afflicted with rabies
verb
(archaic ) to make or become mad; act or cause to act as if mad
noun acronym for
mutual assured destruction: a theory of nuclear deterrence whereby each side in a conflict has the capacity to destroy the other in retaliation for a nuclear attack