to madden

Examples

• All

• A lawyer by training, Halleck found the absence of guidance maddening.

  Academic text (2008)

• Others were running now, too, in blind panic, and she shouldered her way through a screaming, maddened mob.

  Fiction book (2001)

• After all, the thought that your brother is waiting your return must be maddening

  The Big Brawl (1980)

• You see how you've maddened me?

  A Man for All Seasons (1966)

• Naturally, this caused some friends to smile at me in a consoling way, which I found maddening.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Schindler knows it's not Toffel's fault, but the whole situation is maddening to him.

  Fiction book (1993)

• "You want specifics?" Doug was maddened by their stonewalling.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Like its previous defeats, the Wizards competed but also dealt with a maddening lack of consistency.

  Blog text (4)

• The long wait at the airport maddens travelers who just want to get home.

• His constant interruptions maddened her during the important meeting.

Synonyms

D

to drive (someone) crazy

vsto madden

• Informal

271 3.9

Make someone very annoyed or upset

is similar but often emphasizes frustration rather than deep anger

D

to drive someone crazy

vsto madden

• Informal

158 3.2

Make someone very annoyed or upset

tends to add anger and may include driving someone insane

E

to enrage

vsto madden

68 3.7

To make someone very angry

can also mean cause extreme annoyance or drive someone insane

I

to infuriate

vsto madden

46 5.0

Make someone very angry

can also mean cause strong annoyance or make someone lose their mind

C

to craze

vsto madden

1 7.1

To make someone lose their mind because of strong fear or anger

is broader, covering anger annoyance or driving someone insane

M

to madding

vsto madden

• Archaic

9.9

To make someone feel angry or nearly crazy

is the common modern term covering anger or annoyance and driving insane

Antonyms

C

to calm

962 1.0

Make a person or animal less upset

S

to soothe

63 3.4

To make someone feel calmer or reduce their pain

How Angry

to enrage

68 3.7

to madden

6 5.3

to anger

114 1.0

to annoy

246 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology