Mad vs. Sad — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Mad and Sad
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Mad
Mentally ill; insane
He felt as if he were going mad
Sad
Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy
They looked at her with sad, anxious faces
I was sad and subdued
Mad
Very enthusiastic about someone or something
He's mad about football
Another myth is that Scorpios are sex-mad
Sad
Pathetically inadequate or unfashionable
The show is tongue-in-cheek—anyone who takes it seriously is a bit sad
Mad
Very angry
Don't be mad at me
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Sad
(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.
Mad
Great; remarkable
This author has mad skills with the written word
I got mad respect for him
Sad
Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness
A sad face.
Mad
Very; extremely
He was mad cool—we immediately hit it off
Sad
Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing
A sad movie.
Sad news.
Mad
Make (someone) mad
Had I but seen thy picture in this plight, it would have madded me
Sad
Deplorable or inadequate; sorry
A sad state of affairs.
A sad excuse.
Mad
Angry; resentful
Was mad about the broken vase.
Sad
Dark-hued; somber.
Mad
Mentally deranged
"afflicted with hypochondria, depression, and fear of going mad" (Carla Cantor).
Sad
(heading) Emotionally negative.
Mad
Characteristic of mental derangement
Mad laughter.
Sad
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
She gets sad when he's away.
Mad
Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas
Was mad with jealousy.
Sad
Appearing sorrowful.
The puppy had a sad little face.
Mad
Lacking restraint or reason; foolish
I was mad to have hired her in the first place.
Sad
Causing sorrow; lamentable.
It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.
Mad
Feeling or showing strong liking or enthusiasm
Mad about sports.
Sad
Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
That's the saddest-looking pickup truck I've ever seen.
Mad
Marked by a lack of restraint, especially by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation
A mad scramble for the bus.
Sad
Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
Mad
Exhibiting uncharacteristic aggressiveness, especially as a result of rabies, spongiform encephalopathy, or another neurological disease. Used of animals
A mad dog.
A mad cow.
Sad
(obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
Mad
Excellent; wonderful
It's really mad that they can come.
Sad
(obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
Mad
Abundant; great
Mad respect.
Sad
(obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.
Mad
To make or become mad; madden.
Sad
(obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Mad
Extremely; very
This place is mad cool.
Sad
(slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!
Mad
Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.
You want to spend $1000 on a pair of shoes? Are you mad?
He's got this mad idea that he's irresistible to women.
Sad
(dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).
Mad
Angry, annoyed.
Are you mad at me?
Sad
(obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
Mad
Bizarre; incredible.
It's mad that I got that job back a day after being fired.
Sad
To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
Mad
Wildly confused or excited.
To be mad with terror, lust, or hatred
Sad
Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.
Yet of that art they can not waxen sad,For unto them it is a bitter sweet.
Mad
Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.
Sad
Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
His hand, more sad than lump of lead.
Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad.
Mad
Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.
Aren't you just mad for that red dress?
Sad
Dull; grave; dark; somber; - said of colors.
Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors.
Mad
(of animals) Abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.
A mad dog
Sad
Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman.
Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties.
Mad
Intensifier, signifying abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.
I gotta give you mad props for scoring us those tickets.
Their lead guitarist has mad skills.
There are always mad girls at those parties.
Their lead guitarist has mad skills.
There are always mad girls at those parties.
Sad
Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
First were we sad, fearing you would not come;Now sadder, that you come so unprovided.
The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad.
Mad
(of a compass needle) Having impaired polarity.
Sad
Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
Mad
Intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably.
He was driving mad slow.
It's mad hot today.
He seems mad keen on her.
Sad
Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Mad
To be or become mad.
Sad
To make sorrowful; to sadden.
How it sadded the minister's spirits!
Mad
To madden, to anger, to frustrate.
Sad
Seasonal affective disorder.
Mad
Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.
I have heard my grandsire say full oft,Extremity of griefs would make men mad.
Sad
Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness;
Feeling sad because his dog had died
Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad
Mad
Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform.
It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.
And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
Sad
Of things that make you feel sad;
Sad news
She doesn't like sad movies
It was a very sad story
When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me
Mad
Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness.
Mad wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace.
The mad promise of Cleon was fulfilled.
Sad
Bad; unfortunate;
My finances were in a deplorable state
A lamentable decision
Her clothes were in sad shape
A sorry state of affairs
Mad
Extravagant; immoderate.
Mad
Furious with rage, terror, or disease; - said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog.
Mad
Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person.
Mad
Having impaired polarity; - applied to a compass needle.
Mad
To make mad or furious; to madden.
Had I but seen thy picture in this plight,It would have madded me.
Mad
To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding.
Festus said with great voice, Paul thou maddest.
Mad
An earthworm.
Mad
Roused to anger;
Stayed huffy a good while
She gets mad when you wake her up so early
Mad at his friend
Sore over a remark
Mad
Affected with madness or insanity;
A man who had gone mad
Mad
Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion;
A crowd of delirious baseball fans
Something frantic in their gaiety
A mad whirl of pleasure
Mad
Very foolish;
Harebrained ideas
Took insane risks behind the wheel
A completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains
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