Hella vs. Mad — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Hella and Mad
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Definitions
Hella
Hella is an American slang term that originated in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is used as an intensifying adverb such as in "hella bad" or "hella good" and was eventually added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2002.
Mad
Mentally ill; insane
He felt as if he were going mad
Hella
Very; extremely
"She's hella sorry she let me have it" (Susan Straight).
Mad
Very enthusiastic about someone or something
He's mad about football
Another myth is that Scorpios are sex-mad
Hella
Excellent; exceptional.
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Mad
Very angry
Don't be mad at me
Hella
Intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many.
There are hella people here.
Mad
Great; remarkable
This author has mad skills with the written word
I got mad respect for him
Hella
A lot; very much.
We paid hella for that Chinese cuisine.
Mad
Very; extremely
He was mad cool—we immediately hit it off
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Hella
Intensifier, modifying verbs; to a large extent; totally; very much.
I can't tell you how much I hella love the new track.
Jane was driving away, and the door was open, so I hella ran for it.
Oh, today's Cyrell's bday. We hella sang her happy birthday at the spot.
Mad
Make (someone) mad
Had I but seen thy picture in this plight, it would have madded me
Hella
Intensifier, modifying adjectives; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly.
I guess she seems hella stoned in her commercial.
I've been a Star Wars fan since I was hella young.
Mad
Angry; resentful
Was mad about the broken vase.
Hella
For sure; totally; hell yeah; used as a strong affirmation of something that was just said, accomplished, or revealed.
"We definitely rocked that shit man!"
"Hella!"
"Hella!"
Mad
Mentally deranged
"afflicted with hypochondria, depression, and fear of going mad" (Carla Cantor).
Mad
Characteristic of mental derangement
Mad laughter.
Mad
Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas
Was mad with jealousy.
Mad
Lacking restraint or reason; foolish
I was mad to have hired her in the first place.
Mad
Feeling or showing strong liking or enthusiasm
Mad about sports.
Mad
Marked by a lack of restraint, especially by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation
A mad scramble for the bus.
Mad
Exhibiting uncharacteristic aggressiveness, especially as a result of rabies, spongiform encephalopathy, or another neurological disease. Used of animals
A mad dog.
A mad cow.
Mad
Excellent; wonderful
It's really mad that they can come.
Mad
Abundant; great
Mad respect.
Mad
To make or become mad; madden.
Mad
Extremely; very
This place is mad cool.
Mad
Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.
You want to spend $1000 on a pair of shoes? Are you mad?
He's got this mad idea that he's irresistible to women.
Mad
Angry, annoyed.
Are you mad at me?
Mad
Bizarre; incredible.
It's mad that I got that job back a day after being fired.
Mad
Wildly confused or excited.
To be mad with terror, lust, or hatred
Mad
Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.
Mad
Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.
Aren't you just mad for that red dress?
Mad
(of animals) Abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.
A mad dog
Mad
Intensifier, signifying abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.
I gotta give you mad props for scoring us those tickets.
Their lead guitarist has mad skills.
There are always mad girls at those parties.
Their lead guitarist has mad skills.
There are always mad girls at those parties.
Mad
(of a compass needle) Having impaired polarity.
Mad
Intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably.
He was driving mad slow.
It's mad hot today.
He seems mad keen on her.
Mad
To be or become mad.
Mad
To madden, to anger, to frustrate.
Mad
Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.
I have heard my grandsire say full oft,Extremity of griefs would make men mad.
Mad
Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform.
It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.
And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
Mad
Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness.
Mad wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace.
The mad promise of Cleon was fulfilled.
Mad
Extravagant; immoderate.
Mad
Furious with rage, terror, or disease; - said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog.
Mad
Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person.
Mad
Having impaired polarity; - applied to a compass needle.
Mad
To make mad or furious; to madden.
Had I but seen thy picture in this plight,It would have madded me.
Mad
To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding.
Festus said with great voice, Paul thou maddest.
Mad
An earthworm.
Mad
Roused to anger;
Stayed huffy a good while
She gets mad when you wake her up so early
Mad at his friend
Sore over a remark
Mad
Affected with madness or insanity;
A man who had gone mad
Mad
Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion;
A crowd of delirious baseball fans
Something frantic in their gaiety
A mad whirl of pleasure
Mad
Very foolish;
Harebrained ideas
Took insane risks behind the wheel
A completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains
