madman
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mad·man
(măd′măn′, -mən)n.
1. A man who is mentally deranged.
2. A man who behaves in a violently destructive way: a madman who stabbed several people on a bus.
3. A man who behaves in an energetic, uncontrolled way: a madman on the drums; is a madman when driving during rush-hour traffic.
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madman
(ˈmædmən)n, pl -men
a man who is insane, esp one who behaves violently; lunatic
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mad•man
(ˈmædˌmæn, -mən)n., pl. -men (-ˌmɛn, -mən)
a person who is or appears to be insane.
[1300–50]
usage: See -man.
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Noun | 1. | madman - an insane person bedlamite - an archaic term for a lunatic pyromaniac - a person with a mania for setting things on fire madwoman - a woman lunatic |
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madman
madwomannoun lunatic, psycho (slang), maniac, loony (slang), nut (slang), psychotic, psychopath, nutter (Brit. slang), basket case (slang), nutcase (slang), headcase (informal), mental case (slang), headbanger (informal) He wanted to run around outside, screaming like a madman.
Quotations
"There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad" [Salvador Dali Diary of a Genius]
"There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad" [Salvador Dali Diary of a Genius]
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mad
(mӕd) adjective2. (sometimes with at or with) very angry. She was mad at me for losing my keys.furioso
3. (with about) having a great liking or desire for. I'm just mad about Harry.loco
ˈmadly adverbˈmadness nounˈmadden verb to make mad or very angry. The animal was maddened by the pain.enloquecer, enfurecer
ˈmaddening adjective likely to cause anger. maddening delays.enloquecedor
ˈmaddeningly adverbˈmadman – plural ˈmadmen: feminine ˈmadwoman – plural ˈmadwomen – nounmad ˈcow disease noun a fatal disease of cattle, which can affect also humans who eat meat from infected cattle. enfermedad de las vacas locas
like mad wildly, desperately, very quickly etc. struggling/trying/running like mad. como un loco
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