mad scientist

collocation in English

meaningsofmadandscientist

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mad
adjective
uk
/mæd/us
/mæd/
offensive
a word to describe a person who has a mental illness, which was used by doctors in the past but is ...
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scientist
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsaɪən.tɪst/us
/ˈsaɪən.tɪst/
an expert who studies or works in one of ...
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(Definition ofmadandscientistfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Unbeknownst to me, amadscientistis manipulating my brain as well as the objects in front of me.
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If amadscientistsays that something is safe, one must have a doubt about it.
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There is not onemadscientiston the other side.
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Themadscientistwho, having learned the techniques, uses them for malevolent purposes is most unlikely to appear.
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We cannot stop all science because we are frightened that amadscientistsomewhere will do something that we find unacceptable.
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Rescued by a submarine, they are taken to a secret undersea base where amadscientisthas plans for the two young children. 2.
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The problems stemmed from amadscientistbecoming personally obsessed with an evolutionary advanced life form.
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He s thismadscientistwho takes conventional science and then puts his own twist on it, as it were.
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That concept (minus the boy) is combined with amadscientiststory with elements from the then-popular spy film genre.
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Amidst the depression and its riots of jobless workers, amadscientiststarts his plan of world domination.
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Many considered him as amadscientistof football experimentation.
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And themadscientisthimself is on the loose.
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Although he is not amadscientist, and entirely benevolent, his inventions regularly cause trouble when they end up in the wrong hands.
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Grandpa is depicted as a goofish yet loveablemadscientist.
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The antagonist was always a diabolicalmadscientist, spy, or criminal who wanted to take over the world using some hi-tech device.
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It concerns amadscientistwho discovers a drug that can reveal an individual's dishonest past.
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Madscientistis a job description, and henchmen are unionized.
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He is depicted as amadscientist, very intelligent, yet very obsessed.
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