drive someone mad

verb

Synonym of drive someone crazy.

Meanings

verbdrive someone mad (third-person singular simple present drives someone mad, present participle driving someone mad, simple past drove someone mad, past participle driven someone mad)

present singular third person drives someone mad · participle present driving someone mad · past drove someone mad · participle past driven someone mad

  1. Synonym of drive someone crazy.

    He's driving me mad wearing these sexy clothes + jewelry, I can hardly keep my hands off him.

    1973 February 8, Lou Sullivan, Diary

    Synonyms: drive someone crazy

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of drive someone crazy.

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