drive (someone) mad



drive (someone) mad

1. To upset, irritate, or annoy someone to the point of distraction. It drives me mad seeing all these people just staring at their phones all day long. Would you stop shouting, you're driving me mad!
2. To cause someone to become unhinged, insane, or mentally unstable. All that pressure finally drove Steve mad in the end. You kids are going to drive me mad one of these days with all your arguing.
See also: drive, mad

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ariadneah-ree-ahd-ne (Ancient Greek), ar-ee-AD-nee (English)Greek Mythology
Tamrat-Eastern African, Amharic
Manonma-NAWN (French)French, Dutch
Odarka-Ukrainian
JorieJAWR-eeEnglish
Sidonia-Late Roman, German