madman

CEFRC1

/ˈmædmən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A man regarded as mentally ill or wildly unreasonable.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A daredevil.

Examples

  • A madman is not accountable for his actions.

  • Tom worked like a madman.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmædˌmæn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who makes risky and questionable decisions.

  2. A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.

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Origin

noun

From mad + -man.