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madden

[ mad-n ]
/ ˈmæd n /
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verb (used with object)

to anger or infuriate: The delays maddened her.
to make insane.

verb (used without object)

to become mad; act as if mad; rage.

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Origin of madden

First recorded in 1725–35; mad + -en1

OTHER WORDS FROM madden

un·mad·dened, adjective

Words nearby madden

mad as a hatter, mad as a hornet, madcap, mad cow disease, MADD, madden, maddening, madder, madder family, madder lake, madding
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Words related to madden

annoy, distract, exasperate, shatter, infuriate, pester, upset, incense, unhinge, enrage, inflame, unbalance, irritate, derange, anger, vex, provoke, bother, craze, possess

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British Dictionary definitions for madden

madden
/ (ˈmædən) /

verb

to make or become mad or angry
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