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madden

[ mad-n ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to anger or infuriate:

    The delays maddened her.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. to make insane.


verb (used without object)

  1. to become mad; act as if mad; rage.

madden

/ ˈ³¾Ã¦»åÉ™²Ô /

verb

  1. to make or become mad or angry
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of madden1

First recorded in 1725–35; mad + -en 1
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Example Sentences

Here’s the thing about that maddening narrative of Irish specialness, which is all too easily weaponized for racist purposes, overt or otherwise: It is both a fictional construct and a core element of Irish identity.

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They're lashing out at the idea of competence that maddens them.

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And the premise — the maddening, exhausting tension between the creative and the hollowly lucrative — feels especially apt right now.

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Deb Carlton, executive vice president with the California Apartment Assn., said reports of widespread gouging were “maddening†and advocated for strict enforcement of the law.

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So is the drama of panicked parents searching for information — which is maddeningly slow in coming — and then for bodies.

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