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{
"term": "mad",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "very stupid; not at all sensible",
"labels": "(especially British English, informal)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "You **must be mad** to risk it."
},
{
"text": "It was a mad idea."
},
{
"text": "‘I'm going to buy some new clothes.’ ‘Well, don't **go mad** *(= spend more than is sensible)*.’"
},
{
"text": "You'd **be raving mad** to miss this annual music extravaganza."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
"adverb": ["absolutely", "completely", "quite"],
"preposition": ["with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "having a mental illness that makes somebody unable to think or behave normally",
"labels": "(especially British English, often offensive)(British English)",
"cefr": "b1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Inventors are not mad scientists."
},
{
"text": "I'll **go mad** if I have to wait much longer."
},
{
"text": "She seemed to have gone **stark raving mad**."
},
{
"text": "His experiences in the First World War drove him mad."
},
{
"text": "The local people all thought she was mad."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
"adverb": ["absolutely", "completely", "quite"],
"preposition": ["with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "very angry",
"sensetop": "mad at/with somebody (for doing something)mad about something",
"labels": "(especially North American English, informal)(British English)(British English)especially North American Englishespecially British English",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He **got mad** and walked out."
},
{
"text": "She's mad at me for being late.",
"contextForm": "mad at/with somebody (for doing something)"
},
{
"text": "They're pretty mad about being lied to.",
"contextForm": "mad about something"
},
{
"text": "That noise is **driving me mad**."
},
{
"text": "He'll **go mad** when he sees the damage."
},
{
"text": "I get so mad when people don't take me seriously."
},
{
"text": "It makes me really mad when people waste food."
},
{
"text": "My mum's absolutely mad with me!"
},
{
"text": "Please don't be mad with me!"
},
{
"text": "Dad'll go mad when he sees what you've done."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["at", "with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "liking something/somebody very much; very interested in something",
"sensetop": "mad about something/somebodymad on something/somebodymad for something/somebody",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's always been mad about music.",
"contextForm": "mad about something/somebody"
},
{
"text": "to be mad on tennis",
"contextForm": "mad on something/somebody"
},
{
"text": "Scott's mad for peanuts.",
"contextForm": "mad for something/somebody"
},
{
"text": "football-mad boys"
},
{
"text": "She's completely power-mad."
},
{
"text": "He's absolutely mad about cars."
},
{
"text": "She's really mad about painting."
}
],
"topics": ["Preferences and decisions"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "done without thought or control; wild and excited",
"sensetop": "mad with something",
"labels": "(British English)(British English)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The crowd made a **mad rush** for the exit."
},
{
"text": "Only a **mad dash** got them to the meeting on time."
},
{
"text": "The four companies are in a **mad scramble** for market share."
},
{
"text": "The team won and the fans **went mad**."
},
{
"text": "to be **mad with anger/excitement/grief/jealousy/love/power**",
"contextForm": "mad with something"
},
{
"text": "I went mad with joy and danced a little jig."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "suffering from rabies",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was nearly bitten by a mad dog."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "great",
"labels": "(North American English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Love him or hate him, the man's got mad skills."
},
{
"text": "I have to give **mad props** *(= proper respect)* to the camera team."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "very angry",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Feelings"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "very fast, hard, much, etc.",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I had to run like mad to catch the bus."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "with crazy ideas or behaviour; very silly",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "liking something/somebody very much; very interested in something",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's mad keen on planes."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "completely crazy",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/mæd/",
"audio": "ma/mad/mad__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/mæd/",
"audio": "ma/mad/mad__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English gemǣd(e)d ‘maddened’, participial form related to gemād ‘mad’, of Germanic origin."
}