madwoman

[ mad-woom-uhn ]

/ ˈmædˌwʊm ən /

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noun, plural mad·wom·en.

a woman who is or behaves as if insane.

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Origin of madwoman

1400–50; late Middle English. See mad, woman

Words nearby madwoman

madtom, Madura, Madurai, Madurese, maduro, madwoman, madwort, madzoon, mae, Maeander, Maebashi

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How to use madwoman in a sentence

In everyday life, the saner party has an incentive to bail out of a relationship with a madman or madwoman and deal with someone more reasonable.
It’s Not Irrational to Party Like It’s 1999 - Issue 108: Change|Steven Pinker|November 17, 2021|Nautilus
Remember when “the madwoman in the attic” was more than just a metaphor for the female imagination?
Six Fictional Marriages that Have Gone Very, Very Wrong|Jean Hanff Korelitz|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Remember when it signified an actual ... “madwoman”, in an actual ... “attic”?
Six Fictional Marriages that Have Gone Very, Very Wrong|Jean Hanff Korelitz|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But why do voters in the sixth district of Minnesota want to be represented by a madwoman?
The GOP's Worst Medicine|Eric Alterman|April 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST

I heard you calling for Lora before I met you—speak, tell me if she also is wandering out here like a madwoman, and why?
A Dreadful Temptation|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Then, with her hair streaming down her back, she ran about wailing like a madwoman in front of all the portraits of the General.
The Enemies of Women|Vicente Blasco Ibez
He rose too and leaned against the trunk of a tree, while she stormed and raved like a madwoman for some minutes in front of him.
Name and Fame|Adeline Sergeant
Inside, there was an expanse of yellow pebbles, sulphur-coloured, like those which the madwoman had carried in her bag.
The Tremendous Event|Maurice Leblanc
Would she come right, kiss, and make friends, and call herself a madwoman—a reckless fool—as she'd often done before?
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood

British Dictionary definitions for madwoman

madwoman

/ (ˈmædwʊmən) /

noun plural -women

a woman who is insane, esp one who behaves violently; lunatic

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