madman
/ˈmædmən/noun
उच्चारण मैड्मन
पागल
Basic word
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a man who has a serious mental illness; a person who behaves in a foolish or dangerous way
पागल
- drive like a madman
- The driver overtook us like a madman on the narrow bridge.
- He was shouting like a madman in the middle of the road.
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- Only a madman would sail in a storm like this.
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a madman (countable noun)
Madman is a countable noun with an irregular plural, madmen; it is informal and can be offensive about real illness, so use it with care.
'Madman' countable noun है और इसका बहुवचन 'madmen' है; यह अनौपचारिक है और वास्तविक बीमारी के संदर्भ में अपमानजनक हो सकता है, इसलिए सावधानी से प्रयोग करें।
- Only a madman would drive in this storm.
- The old film shows a madman in a lonely castle.
like a madman (comparison)
Like a madman is a common phrase meaning in a wild, uncontrolled or extremely energetic way.
'Like a madman' का अर्थ है जंगली, बेकाबू या अत्यंत जोश के साथ।
- He drove like a madman through the narrow lanes.
- Radhika studied like a madman before the final paper.
madman's / madmen's (possessive)
The singular possessive takes 's after the n, and the plural possessive of madmen is madmen's.
एकवचन में possessive 's से बनता है और बहुवचन 'madmen' का possessive 'madmen's' होता है।
- The madman's laughter echoed through the hall.
- The madmen's cries were heard from far away.
madman in a figurative sense
Figuratively, a madman is someone who takes foolish risks or shows extreme energy; it is not a medical term.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में 'madman' वह है जो मूर्खतापूर्ण जोखिम लेता है या अत्यधिक ऊर्जा दिखाता है; यह चिकित्सा शब्द नहीं है।
- The cricket captain was a madman on the field, shouting orders all day.
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adjective + madman
ravingdangerouscompletecrazedabsolute
- The raving madman in the story set fire to the barn.
verb + like a madman
driverunshoutworkspend
- He was spending money like a madman during the sale.
madman + noun
madman's laughmadman's planmadman's dreammadman's rage
- Only a madman's plan would sail across the sea in a tub.
be treated like a madman
be calledbe treated asbe taken forbe thought of as
- The inventor was taken for a madman by his neighbours.
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- People called the scientist a madman until his invention worked.
लोग उस वैज्ञानिक को तब तक पागल कहते रहे जब तक उसका आविष्कार सफल नहीं हुआ।
- The bus driver drove like a madman, and the passengers screamed.
बस चालक पागलों की तरह चला रहा था और यात्री चिल्ला उठे।
- In the play, the madman speaks the truth that no one else dares to speak.
नाटक में पागल वह सच बोलता है जो और कोई बोलने का साहस नहीं करता।
- Only a madman would jump into a flooded river with his bag.
केवल पागल ही अपना बैग लेकर बाढ़ वाली नदी में कूदेगा।
- He ran into the examination hall like a madman, five minutes late.
वह पाँच मिनट देर से पागलों की तरह परीक्षा कक्ष में दौड़ता हुआ घुसा।
- The villagers laughed at him and called him a madman for planting trees on bare rock.
गाँव वालों ने उस पर हँसते हुए उसे पागल कहा क्योंकि वह नंगी चट्टान पर पेड़ लगा रहा था।
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✗ The madmans shouted at the crowd.
✓ The madmen shouted at the crowd.
Madman has an irregular plural: madmen, not madmans.
'Madman' का बहुवचन अनियमित है: 'madmen', 'madmans' नहीं।
✗ He drove as a madman on the highway.
✓ He drove like a madman on the highway.
Use like (not as) before a noun to compare manner.
तुलना के लिए noun से पहले 'like' आता है, 'as' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Madman, lunatic and maniac are informal and can hurt people; use them only for stories and exaggeration.
Madman, lunatic और maniac अनौपचारिक हैं और किसी को आहत कर सकते हैं; इन्हें केवल कहानियों और अतिशयोक्ति में प्रयोग करें।
A man who is mentally ill, or who acts wildly and recklessly.
मानसिक रूप से बीमार पुरुष, या जंगली और लापरवाह ढंग से व्यवहार करने वाला।
- He drove like a madman.
Informal for someone who behaves in a crazy and dangerous way; the medical sense is now offensive.
अनौपचारिक: खतरनाक और सनकी व्यवहार करने वाला; इसका चिकित्सा अर्थ अब आपत्तिजनक है।
- That lunatic overtook us on the bend.
A person with wild, obsessive or dangerous behaviour, often used of drivers.
जुनूनी या खतरनाक व्यवहार करने वाला व्यक्ति, प्रायः चालकों के लिए।
- A maniac was driving on the wrong side of the road.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: like a madman means very fast or wildly ('work like a madman').
प्रयोग में like a madman का अर्थ बहुत तेज़ी से या जंगली ढंग से है ('work like a madman')।