mad

• Descreve um estado de raiva intensa ou, em alguns contextos, de transtorno mental; também é usado informalmente para indicar que alguém é muito apaixonado ou obcecado por algo.

Describes a state of being very angry or, in some contexts, mentally disturbed; also used informally to mean 'very enthusiastic about' something.

1. AngryA2informalamerican

   Feeling or showing anger; furious.

   Zangado

   • She was mad at him for being late.
   • Don't get mad, it was just a mistake.
   • He was so mad he couldn't speak.

   Sinônimosangryenragedfuriousincensedinfuriatediratelividoutragedseethingwrathful

   Antônimoscalmcomposedcontentpeacefulpleased

2. Insane or mentally illB1formal

   Having a serious mental illness; not sane.

   Louco

   • The character in the story went mad from isolation.
   • He was declared mad by the court.
   • The asylum housed many mad people.

   Sinônimoscrazedcrazydementedderangedinsanelunaticmaniacalmentally illpsychoticunhinged

   Antônimosbalancedlucidrationalsane

3. Very enthusiastic or obsessedB1informal

   Extremely enthusiastic or obsessed about something.

   Muito entusiasmado

   • He's mad about football.
   • She's mad for vintage cars.
   • They are mad about the new video game.

   Sinônimoscrazyfanaticalhookedinfatuatednutsobsessedpassionatewild

   Antônimosapatheticdispassionateindifferentuninterested

4. Foolish or unwiseB2informalbritish

   Showing a lack of good sense; foolish.

   Insensato

   • It would be mad to drive in this storm.
   • That was a mad decision to quit your job without a plan.
   • Only a mad person would try to climb that cliff without gear.

   Sinônimosabsurdfoolishidioticludicroussenselesssillyunwise

   Antônimosjudiciousprudentsensiblewise