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MAD  (md)

abbr.

mutual assured destruction

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mad  (md)

adj. mad·der, mad·dest

1. Angry; resentful. See Synonyms at angry.

2. Suffering from a disorder of the mind; insane.

3. Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas: mad with jealousy.

4. Lacking restraint or reason; foolish: I was mad to have hired her in the first place.

5. Feeling or showing strong liking or enthusiasm: mad about sports.

6. Marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation; frantic: a mad scramble for the bus.

7. Boisterously gay; hilarious: had a mad time.

8. Affected by rabies; rabid.

tr. & intr.v. mad·ded, mad·ding, mads

To make or become mad; madden.

Idioms:

like mad Informal

1. Wildly; impetuously: drove like mad.

2. To an intense degree or great extent: worked like mad; snowing like mad.

mad as a hatter

Crazy; deranged.

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[Middle English, from Old English gemdde, past participle of *gemdan, to madden, from gemd, insane; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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maddish adj.

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mad [mæd]

adj madder, maddest

1. mentally deranged; insane

2. senseless; foolish a mad idea

3. (often foll by at) Informal angry; resentful

4. (foll by about, on, or over; often postpositive) wildly enthusiastic (about) or fond (of) mad about football football-mad

5. extremely excited or confused; frantic a mad rush

6. temporarily overpowered by violent reactions, emotions, etc. mad with grief

7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of animals)

a.  unusually ferocious a mad buffalo

b.  afflicted with rabies

like mad Informal with great energy, enthusiasm, or haste; wildly

mad as a hatter crazily eccentric

vb mads, madding, madded

Archaic to make or become mad; act or cause to act as if mad

[Old English gemǣded, past participle of gemǣdan to render insane; related to gemād insane, and to Old High German gimeit silly, crazy, Old Norse meitha to hurt, damage]

maddish  adj

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MAD [mæd]

n US

acronym for

(Military) mutual assured destruction: a theory of nuclear deterrence whereby each side in a conflict has the capacity to destroy the other in retaliation for a nuclear attack

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mad

• gale - A very strong wind, probably related to Old Norse galinn, "frantic, mad."
• mad as a hatter - Refers to the fact that hat makers suffered mental illness in the old days when they got mercury poisoning from treating fur.
• madding - In "far from the madding crowd," madding is a poetic survival meaning "wild, furious, raving, mad."
• rabid, rabies - Rabid and rabies come from Latin rabere, "be mad."

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	mad - roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark" huffy, sore colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"
	2.	mad - affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" brainsick, crazy, demented, unhinged, unbalanced, sick, disturbed insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
	3.	mad - marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" delirious, frantic, unrestrained, excited wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"
	4.	mad - very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains" harebrained, insane foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"

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mad

adjective

1. insane, mental (slang), crazy (informal), nuts (slang), bananas (slang), barking (slang), raving, distracted, frantic, frenzied, unstable, crackers (Brit. slang), batty (slang), crazed, lunatic, loony (slang), psychotic, demented, cuckoo (informal), unbalanced, barmy (slang), nutty (slang), deranged, delirious, rabid, bonkers (slang, chiefly Brit.), flaky (U.S. slang), unhinged, loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), out to lunch (informal), round the bend (Brit. slang), aberrant, barking mad (slang), out of your mind, gonzo (slang), screwy (informal), doolally (slang), off your head (slang), off your trolley (slang), round the twist (Brit. slang), up the pole (informal), of unsound mind, as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), lost your marbles (informal), not right in the head, non compos mentis (Latin), off your rocker (slang), not the full shilling (informal), off your nut (slang), off your chump (slang), wacko or whacko (informal) the mad old lady down the street
insane rational, sane

2. foolish, absurd, wild, stupid, daft (informal), ludicrous, unreasonable, irrational, unsafe, senseless, preposterous, foolhardy, nonsensical, unsound, inane, imprudent, asinine Isn't that a rather mad idea?
foolish sound, sensible

3. (Informal) angry, cross, furious, irritated, fuming, choked, pissed (U.S. slang), infuriated, raging, ape (slang), incensed, enraged, exasperated, pissed off (taboo slang), irate, livid (informal), berserk, seeing red (informal), incandescent, wrathful, apeshit (slang), fit to be tied (slang), in a wax (informal, chiefly Brit.) I'm pretty mad about it, I can tell you.
angry calm, composed, cool, appeased, mollified

4. enthusiastic, wild, crazy (informal), nuts (slang), keen, hooked, devoted, in love with, fond, daft (informal), ardent, fanatical, avid, impassioned, zealous, infatuated, dotty (slang, chiefly Brit.), enamoured He's mad about you.
enthusiastic uncaring, nonchalant

5. frenzied, wild, excited, energetic, abandoned, agitated, frenetic, uncontrolled, boisterous, full-on (informal), ebullient, gay, riotous, unrestrained The game is a mad dash against the clock.

go mad

6. become insane, go crazy, lose your mind, lose your reason, go off your trolley (informal) She was afraid of going mad.

7. become frenzied, erupt, lose control, boil over, become uncontrollable The audience went mad.

8. go berserk, rant and rave, lose your temper, go off the deep end (informal), go crazy, flip your lid (informal), do your nut (Brit. informal), go ape (informal) My dad'll go mad if he finds out.

like mad (Informal)

9. enthusiastically, wildly, madly, furiously, excitedly, fervently, like crazy (informal), ardently, unrestrainedly, with might and main He was weight training like mad.

10. quickly, rapidly, speedily, hell for leather, like lightning, like the clappers (Brit. informal), like nobody's business (informal), like greased lightning (informal) If I am in the street and hear them I run like mad.

Quotations
"The mad are all in God's keeping" [Rudyard Kipling Kim]
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live" [Jack Kerouac On the Road]
"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!" [Paddy Chayefsky Network]

Translations

mad [mæd]

A. ADJ (madder (compar) (maddest (superl)))

1. [person]

1.1. (= mentally ill) → loco
to drive sb mad (= make insane) → volver loco a algn
captivity drives some animals mad → la cautividad vuelve locos a algunos animales
to go mad (= become insane) → volverse loco
see also raving B
see also stark B

1.2. (= crazy, foolish) → loco
are you mad? → ¿estás loco?
you must be mad! → ¡tú estás loco or mal de la cabeza!
to drive sb mad (= irritate) → volver loco a algn
she drove me mad with her constant questions → me volvió loco con sus constantes preguntas
don't go mad! we've only got £100 → ¡no te pases! sólo tenemos 100 libras
I worked/ran/pedalled like mad → trabajé/corrí/pedaleé como(un)loco
they fancy her like mad → les gusta horrores or una barbaridad
to be mad with grief → estar loco de dolor

1.3. (= angry) → furioso
I was really mad when I found out → me puse furiosísimo or (Sp) me enfadé muchísimo or (esp LAm) me enojé muchísimo cuando me enteré
to be mad at sb → estar furioso con algn, estar muy enfadado con algn(Sp), estar muy enojado con algn(esp LAm)
to get or go mad → ponerse furioso
he gets or goes mad when he loses → se pone furioso or hecho una fiera cuando pierde
it makes her mad when you do that → cuando haces eso la sacas de quicio
to be mad with sb → estar furioso con algn, estar muy enfadado con algn(Sp), estar muy enojado con algn(esp LAm)
I was mad with him for breaking my window → estaba muy enfadado con él porque me había roto la ventana

1.4. (= keen)
to be mad about sb → estar loco por algn
to be mad about or on sth he's mad about or on football → el fútbol le vuelve loco, es un fanático del fútbol
she's mad on Chinese food → le pirra or le chifla la comida china
I can't say I'm mad about or on the idea → no es precisamente que la idea me vuelva loco
to go mad he walked onstage and the audience went mad → salió al escenario y el público se puso como loco

1.5. to be barking mad → estar loco de remate, estar loco de atar
to be (as) mad as a hatter or March hare → estar más loco que una cabra
to be mad as hell (= furious) → estar cabreadísimo
see also hop ¹ B

2. [thing]

2.1. (= silly, irresponsible) [plan, idea, scheme] → descabellado, de locos
after the news came through the phones went mad → tras saberse la noticia los teléfonos sonaban como locos
this is bureaucracy gone mad → esto es la burocracia llevada al extremo del ridículo

2.2. (= frantic, uncontrolled) [race] → desenfrenado
the daily mad dash to work → la desenfrenada carrera diaria por llegar al trabajo
there was a mad rush for the exit → todo el mundo corrió or se lanzó desenfrenado hacia la salida → todo el mundo corrió como loco hacia la salida

B. ADV (= very) she's mad keen to go → tiene unas ganas locas de ir
I can't say I'm mad keen on the idea → no es precisamente que la idea me vuelva loco

C. CPD mad cow disease N → enfermedad f de las vacas locas, encefalopatía f espongiforme bovina
mad dog N (with rabies) → perro m rabioso(con la enfermedad de la rabia)

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mad [ˈmæd]

adj

(= crazy) [person] → fou*(folle)
You're mad! → Tu es fou!
You must be mad!
BUT Vous êtes malade!.
They think I am mad to live so near the airport → Ils pensent que je suis fou d'habiter si près de l'aéroport
to go mad (= become insane) → devenir fou*(folle)
She was married to a man who'd gone mad → Elle était mariée à un homme qui était devenu fou.
to drive sb mad → rendre fou* qn(folle)
to be mad about sb/sth (= love) → adorer qn/qch
She's mad about horses → Elle adore les chevaux. (= be very keen on) → être fou* de qn/qch(folle)
He's mad about football → Il est fou de foot.

(= foolish) [idea] → insensé(e)

[rush, panic] → effréné(e)

(= angry) → furieux/euse
She'll be mad when she finds out → Elle sera furieuse quand elle va s'en apercevoir.
to be mad at sb → être furieux/euse contre qn
to go mad (= become very angry) → devenir fou* furieux*(folle)/euse
She goes mad when you talk like that → Elle devient folle furieuse quand tu parles comme ça.

adv

to be mad keen on sth → être fana de qch, être fou* de qch(folle)

like mad adv (= madly) (one person) → comme un(e) fou*(folle); (more than one person) → comme des fous

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MAD

n (US Mil) abbr of mutual(ly) assured destruction → Gleichgewicht nt → des nuklearen Zerstörungspotenzials

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mad

adj (+er)

→ wahnsinnig; (= genuinely insane) → geisteskrank; (inf: = crazy) → verrückt; (= with rabies) animal → tollwütig; to go mad → wahnsinnig werden; (lit: = go insane) → den Verstand verlieren; to drive somebody mad → jdn wahnsinnig machen; (lit: = drive sb insane) → jdn um den Verstand bringen; it’s enough to drive you mad → es ist zum Verrücktwerden; he has a mad look in his eye → er hat einen irren Blick; he’s as mad as a hatter or a March hare (prov) → er hat einen Dachschaden (inf); are you raving mad? → bist du total verrückt geworden?; you must be mad! → du bist wohl wahnsinnig!; I must have been mad to believe him → ich war wohl von Sinnen, ihm zu glauben; mad dog → tollwütiger Hund; (fig: = person) → verrückter Typ

(inf: = angry) → böse, sauer (inf); to be mad at somebody → auf jdn böse or sauer (inf) → sein; to be mad about or at something → über etw (acc) → wütend or sauer (inf) → sein; this makes or drives me mad → das bringt mich auf die Palme (inf); he makes me so mad → er macht mich so wütend; don’t get mad at or with me → sei nicht böse or sauer (inf) → auf mich; (as) mad as a hornet (US) → fuchsteufelswild (inf)

(esp Brit: = stupid, rash) → verrückt; you mad fool! → du bist ja wahnsinnig or verrückt!; she’s mad doing something like that → sie ist verrückt, so etwas zu tun; it’s a mad hope → es ist verrückt, darauf zu hoffen; that was a mad thing to do → das war Wahnsinn (inf)

(esp Brit inf: = very keen) to be mad about or on something → auf etw (acc) → verrückt sein; I’m not exactly mad about this job → ich bin nicht gerade versessen auf diesen Job; I’m (just) mad about you → ich bin (ganz) verrückt nach dir!; the audience went mad → das Publikum tobte vor Begeisterung; don’t go mad! (= don’t overdo it) → übertreib es nicht

(= wild, frantic) → wahnsinnig (→ with vor +dat); they made a mad rush or dash for the door → sie stürzten wie wild zur Tür; why the mad rush? → warum diese Hektik?; the mad rush toward(s) federalism → die überstürzte Entwicklung zum Föderalismus; the prisoner made a mad dash for freedom → der Gefangene unternahm einen verzweifelten Ausbruchsversuch; to be mad with joy → sich wahnsinnig freuen; after the news came through the phones went mad → nach der Bekanntgabe der Nachricht standen die Telefone nicht mehr still; this is bureaucracy gone mad → das ist Bürokratie hoch drei

adv (inf) to be mad keen on somebody/something → ganz scharf auf jdn/etw sein (inf); to be mad keen to do something → ganz versessen darauf sein, etw zu tun; like mad → wie verrückt; he ran like mad → er rannte wie wild

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mad [mæd] adj (-der (comp) (-dest (superl)))

a. (deranged, person) → pazzo/a, matto/a; (bull) → furioso/a; (dog) → rabbioso/a; (foolish) → sciocco/a; (rash, person, idea, plan) → folle
to go mad → impazzire, diventare matto/a
to drive sb mad → far diventare matto/a qn, far impazzire qn
as mad as a hatter or a March hare → matto/a da legare
are you mad? → sei matto?, sei impazzito?
mad with grief → pazzo/a di dolore
I'm in a mad rush → ho una fretta terribile
like mad (adv phrase) (fam) → come un(a) pazzo/a
to be mad (keen) about or on sth (fam) → andar pazzo/a or matto/a per qc

b. (fam) (angry) mad (at or with sb) → furioso/a or furibondo/a (con qn)
he's hopping mad (fam) → è furibondo

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mad

adj mad [mӕd]

1 mentally disturbed or insane Ophelia went mad; You must be mad. mal مَجْنون луд šílený skør; sindssyg verrückt τρελός loco hull دیوانه hullu fou מְשוּגָע पागल lud, mahnit őrült gila brjálaður matto 気の狂った 미친 pamišęs, beprotis ārprātīgs, traks gila gek gal, sinnssyk szalony, obłąkany louco nebun сумасшедший šialený nor lud galen, tokig, vansinnig วิกลจริต deli 發瘋的 божевільний پاگل mất trí 发疯的

2 (sometimes withatorwith) very angry She was mad at me for losing my keys. kwaad غاضِب جِدا бесен vzteklý gal sauer έξαλλος furioso raevus عصبانی vihainen furieux (contre) מְרוּגָז उत्तेजित jako ljut dühös (vkire) marah bálreiður furibondo 激怒した 매우 화가 난 įširdęs, pasiutęs dusmīgs, nikns marah boos sint wściekły zangado furios (pe) рассерженный zlostný, zúrivý besen ljut förbannad โกรธจัด kızgın 發怒的 несамовитий; розлючений بہت غصے میں rất giận dữ 发怒的

3 (withabout) having a great liking or desire for I'm just mad about Harry. mal مولَع جِداً ب، مُغْرَم обожавам zblázněný (do) vild verrückt sein τρελός (και παλαβός) για loco (por) hull علاقه مند hulluna johonkin fou (de), emballé (par) “מְשוּגָע” על- गुस्सा biti lud za nečim bolondul vmiért tergila-gila vitlaus í pazzo di; appassionato 熱狂して 열광한 pametęs galvą dėl aizrāvies tergila-gila dol gal etter, vilt forelsket i zwariowany (na punkcie) apaixonado nebun/înne­bunit după обожающий zbláznený (do) nor na kaj lud tokig i คลั่งไคล้ tutkun, ... delisi 入迷的 пристрасно закоханий شدید محبت یا کشش say mê điên dại 入迷的

adv madly

mal بِجُنون лудо šíleně sindssygt wie verrückt τρελά locamente hullupööra دیوانه وار mielettömästi follement כִּמטוֹרָף गुस्से से ludo, mahnito őrülten, vadul secara gila-gilaan brjálæðislega pazzamente 狂ったように 미쳐서, 맹렬히 beprotiškai traki dengan gila dol vilt, som en gal wściekle loucamente la nebunie; nebuneşte безумно šialene noro ludo vansinnigt อย่างบ้าคลั่ง delice, çılgınca 發瘋地 безумно; несамовито شدت سے một cách điên khùng 发疯地

n madness

malligheid جُنون лудост šílenství sindssyge der Wahnsinn τρέλα locura hullus جنون hulluus folie טֵירוּף क्रोध, पागलपन, दीवानापन, उत्तेजना ludilo, mahnitost őrület, őrültség kegilaan brjálæði pazzia 狂気 광기, 격노, 열광 beprotybė, siutas ārprāts, trakums; dusmas kegilaan krankzinnigheid galskap, sinnssykdom szaleństwo loucura nebunie сумасшествие šialenstvo norost ludilo vansinne, galenskap ความวิกลจริต delilik, çılgınlık 瘋狂 безумство; несамовитість دیوانہ پن sự điên khùng 疯狂

v madden

to make mad or very angry The animal was maddened by the pain. kwaad gemaak يُجَنِّن вбесявам dohnat k šílenství, rozzuřit ophidse; gøre rasende toll machen τρελαίνω enloquecer, enfurecer hulluks ajama دیوانه شدن؛ عصبانی شدن saada suunniltaan rendre fou לְהִשתָגֵע पागल बनाना, पागल कर देने वाला izluditi, razdražiti megőrjít, -vadít membuat marah gera bálreiðan/brjálaðan far impazzire 発狂させる 미치게 하다 išvesti iš proto, įsiutinti satracināt, saniknot membuat marah dol maken gjøre sint, opprøre rozwścieczyć, doprowadzić do szału enlouquecer a înne­buni доводить до бешенства dohnať k zúrivosti pobesneti razljutiti göra galen (förbannad) ทำให้บ้า delir(t)mek, çıldır(t)mak 使發瘋 зводити з розуму; дратувати شدید غصہ آنا tức điên 使发疯

adj maddening

likely to cause anger maddening delays. irriterende, frustrerende مُسَبِّب للجُنون вбесяващ pobuřující irriterende verrückt machen εξοργιστικός enloquecedor vihaleajav عصبانی کننده raivostuttava exaspérant מוֹציא מִן הַדעַת पागल कर देने वाले natjeran u ludilo dühítő mengesalkan óþolandi esasperante 腹だたしい 미치게 하는 siutinantis tracinošs; kaitinošs menyebabkan seseorang marah irriterend irriterende, ergerlig irytujący irritante exasperant досадный; раздражающий poburujúci noro izluđujući högst irriterande, outhärdlig บ้าคลั่ง çıldırtıcı, delirtici 令人發瘋的, 發狂的 дратуючий غصہ دلانے وال làm cho bực mình 令人发疯的, 发狂的

adv maddeningly

irriterend بصورةٍ مُسَبِّبَه للجُنون вбесяващо k zbláznění irriterende aufreizend τρελός enloquecedoramente vihastavalt با عصبانیت ärsyttävästi à rendre fou בְצוָּרה מַרגִיזָה पागल बना देते हुए, पागलपन जैसी दशा में ले जाते हुए koji tjera u ludilo őrjítően secara mengesalkan óþolanlega in modo esasperante 腹だたしく 크게 노하여 pasiutusiai tracinoši; kaitinoši dengan menyebabkan seseorang marah irriterend irriterende, vanvittig irytująco irritantemente înnebunitor (de) досадно na zbláznenie ki spravlja ob pamet izluđujuće högst irriterande, outhärdligt อย่างบ้าคลั่ง çıldırtıcasına, delirtircesine 激怒地,使人惱火地 дратівливо دیوانہ وار một cách làm cho bực mình 激怒地,使人恼火地

n madman

a person who is insane He drove/fought like a madman. malle مَجْنون луд šílenec, blázen en sindssyg der/die Wahnsinnige τρελός, τρελή loco; loca hull مرد دیوانه mielipuoli fou, folle מְשוּגָע पागल आदमी luđak őrült orang gila vitfirringur folle 狂人 미친 사람 beprotis, pamiðëlis ārprātīgais orang gila gek galning, gal person szaleniec louco nebun сумасшедший šialenec, blázon norec ludak galning, vettvilling คนบ้า deli (adam/kadın) 狂人, 瘋子 божевільний; божевільна دیوانہ وار người điên 狂人, 疯子

n mad ˈcow disease

a fatal disease of cattle, which can affect also humans who eat meat from infected cattle. malkoeisiekte مَرَض البَقَرَه المَجْنونَه луда крава nemoc šílených krav kogalskab; kvægsygdommen BSE der Rinderwahnsinn η νόσος των τρελών αγελάδων enfermedad de las vacas locas hullulehmatõbi جنون گاوی la maladie de la vache folle מַחֲלַת הַפָּרָה הַמשוּגַעַת एक बीमारी kravlje ludilo kergemarhakór penyakit sapi gila (morbo della mucca pazza) 狂牛病 광우병 galvijø pasiutligë govju trakumsērga, Kreicfelda–Jakoba slimība penyakit lembu gila gekkekoeienziekte kugalskap choroba wściekłych krów коровье бешенство choroba šialených kráv bolezen norih krav bolest ludih krava โรควัวบ้า deli dana hastalığı 瘋牛病 коров'ячий сказ جانوروں کی ایک مہلک بیماری bệnh bò điên 疯牛病

like mad

wildly, desperately, very quickly etc struggling/trying/running like mad. vir die vale كالمَجْنون отчаяно jako blázen som en gal wie verrückt σαν τρελός, απελπισμένα como un loco nagu hull خشم الود hullun lailla comme un perdu כְּמוֹ מְשוּגָע पागलों की तरह परिश्रम एवं बहुत तेजी से काम करना kao lud, kao mahnit eszeveszetten mati-matian eins og óður come un pazzo 猛烈に 맹렬히 kaip pasiutęs kā traks, kā neprātīgs bermati-matian als een gek som en gal jak szalony como um louco ca un ne­bun безудержно;изо всех сил ako blázon kot nor kao lud som en galning รีบเร่ง deliler gibi, delicesine 發瘋似的 наче здурів بڑے جوش اور قوت کے ساتھ như điên 发疯似的

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MAD → خبل, مجنون šílený, vzteklý vanvittig, vred verrückt, wütend έξαλλος, παλαβός demente, furioso hullu, vihainen fou, furieux lud arrabbiato, pazzo 気の狂った, 腹を立てた 미친, 화가 난 boos, gek forbannet, gal szalony, wściekły com raiva, louco, zangado рассвирепевший, сумасшедший arg, galen โกรธ, วิกลจริต çılgın, kaçık bực bội, điên 狂怒的, 疯狂的