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mad·wom·an

 (măd′wo͝om′ən)
n.
1. A woman who is mentally deranged.
2. A woman who behaves in a violently destructive way: a madwoman who stabbed several people on a bus.
3. A woman who behaves in an energetic, uncontrolled way: a madwoman on the drums; is a madwoman when driving during rush-hour traffic.
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madwoman

(ˈmædwʊmən)
n, pl -women
a woman who is insane, esp one who behaves violently; lunatic
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mad•wo•man

(ˈmædˌwʊm ən)

n., pl. -wom•en.
a woman who is or appears to be insane.
[1400–50]
usage: See -woman.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.madwoman - a woman lunaticmadwoman - a woman lunatic      
lunatic, madman, maniac - an insane person
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Translations
norica

madwoman

[ˈmædwʊmən] N (madwomen (pl)) → loca f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

madwoman

[ˈmædwʊmən] nfolle f, hystérique f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

madwoman

nVerrückte f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

madwoman

[ˈmædˌwʊmən] n (-women (pl)) → pazza, folle f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
The rest of the madwomen seemed to understand the joke perfectly (not only in this case, but in all the others, except their own), and be highly amused by it.
Meanwhile, Dialogues With Madwomen by Oscar and Emmy winning filmmakers Allie Light and Irving Saraf is showing at the 343 in Belfast on May 14.
Labeling Eryk Rocha's terrific "Sunday Ball" a sports documentary, because it focuses on soccer, is like calling "Grey Gardens" a madwomen documentary for featuring a couple of loonies.
The book is divided into sections of "warriors," "usurpers," "schemers," "survivors," "partiers," "floozies," and "madwomen," and there are noteworthy examples of each.
Out of all the books on deviant psychology I've read over the years, 'Serial Killer Series' gives superb insight into the minds of these madmen and madwomen. Parker pulls no punches when it comes to describing each case he delves into, and, refreshingly, he isn't afraid to voice his personal opinion at times.
But where, oh, where, are the madwomen? In a recent article on the subject, Julie de Sherbinin explains:
In particular, the study of madness and madwomen has been seldom-addressed in texts by Latina writers.
Garzoni also includes twenty-nice paragraphs on madwomen. These are very different from the longer passages on male insanity.
RANDALL COUCH edited and translated Madwomen: The Locas mujeres
It's not the first time that youngsters have been put in peril by madwomen in Corrie - remember when toddler Bethany's deranged gran tried to throw them both off the church tower?
Chapter five, "Quotation and Madwomen's Language," turns movingly to the Jailer's Daughter in Two Noble Kinsmen, because her mad bricolage captures "the working r ealities of an early modern playwright" (145).