Difference between Mad and Harebrained

What is the difference between Mad and Harebrained?

Mad as an adjective is insane; mentally deranged. while Harebrained as an adjective is absurd, foolish or stupid

Mad

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To madden, to anger, to frustrate.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Insane; mentally deranged. Angry, annoyed. Wildly confused or excited. Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent. (usually as mad for or mad about) Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for. abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies. Intensifier, signifies an abundance or high quality of a thing; much or many.

Example sentence: There is a pleasure in being mad which none but madmen know.

Harebrained

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: absurd, foolish or stupidfrivolous and silly; featherbrained or scatterbrained

We hope you now know whether to use Mad or Harebrained in your sentence.

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