maddened
3
5.2
Very angry and acting out of control
- adjective
- /ˈmæd.ənd/
:
enfurecido
- She became maddened with rage when she saw the damage to her car.
Examples
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The maddened crowd surged forward, demanding answers from the politician.
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When he learned of the unfair treatment, he felt maddened and shouted in frustration.
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I run from shadows to avoid old people maddened by God.
Synonyms
furious
vsmaddened
206
3.0
Very angry and ready to shout or complain
carries an extra idea of frenzy or uncontrolled behaviour
crazed
vsmaddened
89
5.0
Acting in a wild and uncontrolled way
emphasises angry frenzy and being driven rather than general madness
enraged
vsmaddened
46
4.1
Very angry and likely to act violently
adds a sense of being driven to frenzy rather than only intense anger
irate
vsmaddened
22
5.3
Very angry and showing it
is more extreme by including frenzy or wild behaviour
19
6.2
Very angry because of something unfair or wrong
is not limited to anger caused by injustice and may include frenzy
7
7.2
Acting or speaking in a wild, not sensible way
focuses more on anger driven frenzy rather than pure insanity
Antonyms
How Angry
Surface Forms
maddened positive
Morphology
Etymology
Maddened comes from the simple word mad ('crazy' or 'very angry') plus the ending -en ('to make'). So maddened literally means 'made mad', which is why it describes someone driven to anger or frenzy.