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Definition of
madwoman noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
madwoman
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈmædˌwʊmən
/
/
(
pl.
madwomen
NAmE
/
/
ˈmædˌwɪmən
/
/
)
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a woman who has a serious mental illness or acts in a wild or uncontrolled way
Her words sounded like the ravings of a madwoman.
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madwoman
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