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madwoman

American  
[mad-woom-uhn] / ˈmædˌwʊm ən /

noun

madwomen plural
  1. a woman who is or behaves as if insane.


madwoman British  
/ ˈmædwʊmən /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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noun

Etymology

Origin of madwoman

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

Example Sentences

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“There’s a fine line between madwoman and dreamer,” Maxine will observe, from the vantage of that line.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024

"My sister, my hilarious, charming, perfect sister: now other. The irate madwoman on the train," Leddy says.

From Fox News • Mar. 28, 2022

And that is so much more credible in a fictional story than the woman who is just falling apart, and is the madwoman in the attic.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2021

Is Frankie right to be suspicious or is she simply becoming more and more of the madwoman in the palazzo?

From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2021

The madwoman folded a map into the shape of a falcon.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

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