Mad vs Med - What's the difference?
mad | med |
Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.
* Shakespeare
Angry, annoyed.
* , chapter=6
, title= Wildly confused or excited.
* Bible, Jer. 1. 88
* 1787: The Fair Syrian, R. Bage,
Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.
Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.
(of animals) Abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.
(slang, chiefly Northeastern US) Intensifier, signifies an abundance or high quality of a thing; , much or many.
(of a compass needle) Having impaired polarity.
(slang, New England, New York, and, UK, dialect) Intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably.
To madden, to anger, to frustrate.
* c''. 1595 , (William Shakespeare), '' , Act V Scene 5:
*, I.2.4.iv:
(informal) Medical.
(informal, chiefly, in the plural) medications, especially prescribed psychoactive medications.
(UK, dialect) may; might
* Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure
As adjectives the difference between mad and med
is that mad is insane; crazy, mentally deranged while med is medical.As verbs the difference between mad and med
is that mad is to madden, to anger, to frustrate while med is may; might.As an adverb mad
is intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably.As an acronym MAD
is mutually assured destruction.As a noun med is
medications, especially prescribed psychoactive medications.As a proper noun Med is
mediterranean: We're going to the Med for four weeks this summer.As an abbreviation MEd is
(degree) Master of Education.mad
English
Adjective
(madder)- I have heard my grandsire say full oft, / Extremity of griefs would make men mad .
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man.}}
- to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred
- It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.
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- My brother, quiet as a cat, seems perfectly contented with the internal feelings of his felicity. The Marquis, mad as a kitten, is all in motion to express it, from tongue to heel.
Usage notes
While within the United States and Canada, the word mad'' ''does'' generally imply ''anger'' rather than insanity, such usage is still considered informal. Furthermore, if one is described as having "gone mad" or "went mad", this will unquestionably be taken as denoting ''insanity''''', and not anger. Meanwhile, if one "is mad at" something or has "been mad about" something, it will be assumed that they are '''''angered'' rather than insane. In addition, if the word is understood as being used literally, it will most likely be taken as meaning "insane". Also, in addition to the former, such derivatives as "madness", "madman", "madhouse" and "madly" ''purely denote insanity, irrespective of whether one is in the Commonwealth or in the United States. Lastly, within Commonwealth countries other than Canada, mad'' typically implies the ''insane'' or ''crazy'' sense more so than the ''angry sense.Synonyms
* (insane) See also * (angry) See also * wicked, mighty, kinda, , hella.Adverb
(-)- He was driving mad slow.
- It's mad hot today.
- He seems mad keen on her.
Synonyms
* hella; helluv;Derived terms
* mad as a hatter * madden * madding * madhouse * madlyVerb
(madd)- This musick mads me, let it sound no more.
- He that mads others, if he were so humoured, would be as mad himself, as much grieved and tormented […].
med
English
Etymology 1
Shortened from medical.Adjective
(-)- I'm in med school.
Noun
(en noun)- He's been very strange. I wonder if he's not been taking his meds .
Etymology 2
Verb
(head)- You med be religious, or you med not, but you can't help striking in your homely note with the rest.