maddening

[ mad-n-ing ]

/ ˈmæd n ɪŋ /

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adjective

driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.

infuriating or exasperating: his maddening indifference to my pleas.

raging; furious: a maddening wind.

Words nearby maddening

madariaga, madarosis, madcap, madd, madden, maddening, madder, madder family, madder lake, maddest, madding

Origin of maddening

First recorded in 1735–45; madden + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM maddening

mad·den·ing·ly, adverbmad·den·ing·ness, noun

Definition for maddening (2 of 2)

madden

[ mad-n ]

/ ˈmæd n /

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.

Origin of madden

First recorded in 1725–35; mad + -en¹

SYNONYMS FOR madden

1 provoke, enrage, anger, inflame; exasperate, irritate, vex, annoy.

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ANTONYMS FOR madden

1 calm, mollify.

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OTHER WORDS FROM madden

un·mad·dened, adjective

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Still, as always, the list has its fair share of maddening snubs, too.
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The reason for his crippling indecision is simple as it is maddening, especially if you happen to be married to him.
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The process was a maddening tangle of unreliable tracking, delays, and confusion, the family member said.
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Blockbuster, which will soon shutter completely, was perhaps the most maddening retail chain ever.
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As maddening as it is that this is being dragged out to a trilogy, this trailer does look pretty cool.
Miley’s New Album Is Streaming; ‘The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug’ Gets a Trailer|Culture Team|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The blackfly and mosquito attack both man and beast in maddening millions.
Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador|William Wood
To be thus terribly in the grip of events over which you have no control is to men of my temper a maddening affliction.
Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker|S. Weir Mitchell
In this maddening clatter it is impossible to hear a word you say.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 31, 1890|Various
Friendly, well-meaning, and fumbling hands will stretch out to bind the poet's heart in the maddening pack-thread of Lilliput.
Plum Pudding|Christopher Morley
They stopped only long enough to eat the meal, for every minute of delay was maddening to them.
The Forest of Mystery|James H. Foster

British Dictionary definitions for maddening (1 of 2)

maddening

/ (ˈmædənɪŋ) /

adjective

serving to send mad

extremely annoying; exasperating

Derived forms of maddening

maddeningly, adverbmaddeningness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for maddening (2 of 2)

madden

/ (ˈmædən) /

verb

to make or become mad or angry

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