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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMad
/mæd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Mentally ill; insane.
"He was considered mad for believing in conspiracy theories." - 2
Extremely enthusiastic or excited.
"She was mad about the new movie that just came out."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'gemædde', meaning 'out of one's mind' or 'foolish', which stems from Proto-Germanic '*gamadjaną'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a state of severe mental illness or impairment to include intense anger, extreme folly, and enthusiastic excitement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mad" is said worldwide
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fou
Transliteration: foo
"Il est fou de croire à ces théories."
verrückt
Transliteration: fer-ük-t
"Er ist verrückt, wenn er das glaubt."
matto
Transliteration: mat-to
"È matto a pensare a queste cose."
loco
Transliteration: lo-ko
"Está loco por esa película."
louco
Transliteration: lo-o-ko
"Ele está louco por esse filme."
पागल
Transliteration: paagal
"वह इन सिद्धांतों पर विश्वास करने के लिए पागल है।"
疯狂
Transliteration: fēngkuáng
"他相信这些理论是疯狂的。"
미친
Transliteration: michin
"그는 이 이론을 믿는 것이 미쳤다고 생각한다."
狂った
Transliteration: kurutta
"彼はこれらの理論を信じるのは狂っていると思っている。"
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