{
    "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."
}