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RAVING MAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does raving mad mean?
• RAVING MAD (adjective)
The adjective RAVING MAD has 1 sense:
1. talking or behaving irrationally
Familiarity information: RAVING MAD used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Talking or behaving irrationally
Synonyms:
raving mad; wild
Context example:
a raving lunatic
Similar:
insane (afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement)
Context examples
He is mad, stark, raving mad, and it's no use my trying to stop him.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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