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Definition of madwoman noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

madwoman

noun
 
/ˈmædwʊmən/
 
/ˈmædwʊmən/
(plural madwomen
 
/ˈmædwɪmɪn/
 
/ˈmædwɪmɪn/
)
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  1. a woman who does crazy, stupid or dangerous things
    • I drove like a madwoman to get there on time.
  2. (old-fashioned, offensive) a woman who has a serious mental illness The use of madwoman with this meaning is now offensive.
    • the Gothic tale of the madwoman in the attic
    see also madman
See madwoman in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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