GAD (gadded, gadding)

Pronunciation (US):

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected forms: gadded    , gadding   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does GAD mean? 

• GAD (noun)
  The noun GAD has 2 senses:

1. an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months

2. a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward

  Familiarity information: GAD used as a noun is rare.

• GAD (verb)
  The verb GAD has 1 sense:

1. wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

  Familiarity information: GAD used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GAD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

anxiety reaction; GAD; generalized anxiety disorder

Hypernyms ("GAD" is a kind of...):

anxiety disorder (a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gad; spur

Context example:

cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on

Hypernyms ("gad" is a kind of...):

goad; prod (a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion)

Meronyms (parts of "gad"):

rowel (a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur)

Holonyms ("gad" is a part of...):

boot (footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg)

• GAD (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they gad    ... he / she / it gads   
Past simple: gadded   
Past participle: gadded   
-ing form: gadding   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

gad; gallivant; jazz around

Hypernyms (to "gad" is one way to...):

cast; drift; ramble; range; roam; roll; rove; stray; swan; tramp; vagabond; wander (move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

 Context examples 

Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7) Not being able to stop or control worrying.

(GAD-7 - Not Being Able to Stop or Control Worrying, NCI Thesaurus)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7) Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge.

(GAD-7 - Feeling Nervous Anxious or On Edge, NCI Thesaurus)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7) Trouble relaxing.

(GAD-7 - Trouble Relaxing, NCI Thesaurus)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7) Worrying too much about different things.

(GAD-7 - Worrying Too Much About Different Things, NCI Thesaurus)

A question associated with the GAD-7 questionnaire.

(GAD-7 Questionnaire Question, NCI Thesaurus)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7) Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen.

(GAD-7 - Feel Afraid as if Something Awful Might Happen, NCI Thesaurus)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7) Being so restless that it is hard to sit still.

(GAD-7 - Being so Restless That it is Hard to Sit Still, NCI Thesaurus)

It isn't proper to be gadding about so late with a rattlepated boy like...

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Other symptoms of GAD include being restless, being tired or irritable, muscle tension, not being able to concentrate or sleep well, shortness of breath, fast heartbeat, sweating, and dizziness.

(GAD, NCI Dictionary)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7) Becoming easily annoyed or irritable.

(GAD-7 - Becoming Easily Annoyed or Irritable, NCI Thesaurus)