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What is another word for make mad?

Pronunciation: [mˌe͡ɪk mˈad] (IPA)

The phrase "make mad" can be replaced with several synonyms that convey similar meanings. For instance, the phrase "drive someone crazy" can be used to mean that somebody is making another person mad or angry. "Infuriate" is another term that is used to describe a situation where someone is being provoked and angered. The phrase "get under someone's skin" or "rub someone the wrong way" is another way of saying that someone else is making another person mad. Additionally, "incite" and "provoke" are synonyms for "make mad," conveying the idea that one person's actions are causing another person to be angry. All these synonyms help convey the feeling of anger and frustration that a person may feel when someone else makes them mad.
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What are the hypernyms for Make mad?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for make mad?

Antonyms for "make mad" include pacify, calm down, soothe, ease, and placate. These words refer to the opposite meaning of "make mad," which is to help someone feel more relaxed or peaceful. Pacifying someone means to provide them with comfort and make them feel consoled. Calming someone down involves diffusing a tense or emotional situation. Soothing actions can provide comfort and relief from distress. Easing someone's negative emotions can help to reduce anger, frustration or anxiety. Finally, placating someone can make them feel more agreeable or less likely to lash out. These antonyms represent interactions that can help to deescalate conflict and foster positive relationships.

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Famous quotes with Make mad

  • All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
    Charles A. Beard
  • It is said that those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. It may well be that a war neurosis stirred up by propaganda of fear and hatred is the prelude to destruction.
    John Boyd Orr
  • Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad
    Euripides
  • Of course I don't always enjoy being a mother. At those times my husband and I hole up somewhere in the wine country, eat, drink, make mad love and pretend we were born sterile and raise poodles.
    Dorothy DeBolt
  • It’s been well said—and by many people in many circumstances—that whom the Gods would destroy, they first make mad. These people in the Deep South were mad because they could have elected Douglas, and Douglas would have given them everything they wanted—everything that they wanted that was consistent with his election in the free states.
    Harry V. Jaffa

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