madwoman

[ mad-woom-uhn ]
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noun,plural mad·wom·en.
  1. a woman who is or behaves as if insane.

Origin of madwoman

1
1400–50; late Middle English. See mad, woman

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How to use madwoman in a sentence

  • 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) /


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

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