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View usage for: (mædən) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense maddens, present participle maddening, past tense, past participle maddenedverbTo madden a person or animal means to make them very angry. He knew that what he was saying did not reach her. And the knowledge of it maddenedhim. [VERB noun] He is calmed by a lullaby, but maddened by any sudden loud noise. [VERB noun] ...the maddened dogs. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: infuriate, irritate, incense, enrage More Synonyms of madden madden in British English (ˈmædən) verbto make or become mad or angry madden in American English (ˈmædən) verb transitive, verb intransitive to make or become mad; make or become insane, angry, etc. Derived forms maddening (ˈmaddening) adjective maddeningly (ˈmaddeningly) adverb Synonyms of 'madden'infuriate, irritate, incense, enrage More Synonyms of madden British English: madden VERB To madden a person or animal means to make them very angry. He knew that what he was saying did not reach her. And the knowledge of it maddened him. - American English: madden
- Brazilian Portuguese: exasperar
- Chinese: 使狂怒
- European Spanish: volver loco
- French: exaspérer
- German: ärgern
- Italian: fare infuriare
- Japanese: 激怒させる
- Korean: 성나게 하다
- European Portuguese: exasperar
- Latin American Spanish: volver loco
Definition to make or become mad or angry The ticking of the clock really maddens me. Synonyms upsetcraze drive you crazy nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang) drive you round the bend (British, slang) make your blood boil piss you off (taboo, slang) drive you to distraction (informal) get your goat (slang) drive you round the twist (British, slang) get your dander up (informal) make your hackles rise raise your hackles drive you off your head (slang) drive you out of your mind get your back up get your hackles up make you see red (informal) put your back up hack you off (informal) Opposites calm , soothe , appease , pacify , mollify Additional synonymsDefinition to annoy What aggravates you most about this country? Synonyms annoy, bother, provoke, needle (informal), irritate, tease, hassle (informal), gall, exasperate, nettle, pester, vex, irk, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), get up your nose (informal), be on your back (slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), rub (someone) up the wrong way (informal), get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (British, slang), hack you off (informal) Definition to irritate or displease Try making a note of the things that annoy you. Synonyms irritate, trouble, bore, anger, harry, bother, disturb, provoke, get (informal), bug (informal), needle (informal), plague, tease, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), badger, gall, madden, ruffle, exasperate, nettle, molest, pester, vex, displease, irk, bedevil, rile, peeve, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), get up your nose (informal), give someone grief (British, South Africa), make your blood boil, piss you off (taboo, slang), rub someone up the wrong way (informal), get your goat (slang), get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (British, slang), get your dander up (informal), get your back up, incommode (formal), put your back up, hack you off (informal), be on your back (slang) Definition to make extremely angry Their complete lack of respect enraged me. Synonyms anger, provoke, irritate, infuriate, aggravate (informal), incense, gall, madden, inflame, exasperate, incite, antagonize, make you angry, nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), make your blood boil, get your back up, make you see red (informal), put your back up Additional synonymsDefinition to cause great irritation to The constant interruptions were beginning to exasperate me. Synonyms irritate, anger, provoke, annoy, rouse, infuriate, hassle (informal), exacerbate, aggravate (informal), incense, enrage, gall, madden, inflame, bug (informal), nettle, get to (informal), vex, embitter, irk, rile (informal), pique, rankle, peeve (informal), needle (informal), get on your nerves (informal), try the patience of, nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (British, slang), hack you off (informal) Definition to annoy or irritate It was their smugness that galled her most. Synonyms annoy, provoke, irritate, aggravate (informal), get (informal), trouble, bother, disturb, plague, madden, ruffle, exasperate, nettle, vex, displease, irk, rile (informal), peeve (informal), get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), get up your nose (informal), give someone grief (British, South Africa), make your blood boil, piss you off (taboo, slang), rub up the wrong way, get on your wick (British, slang), get your back up, put your back up, hack you off (informal) Definition to make very angry This proposal will incense conservation campaigners. Synonyms anger, infuriate, enrage, excite, provoke, irritate, gall, madden, inflame, exasperate, rile (informal), raise the hackles of, nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), make your blood boil (informal), rub you up the wrong way, make your hackles rise, get your hackles up, make you see red (informal) Definition to make angry or excited They hold the rebels responsible for inflaming the villagers. Synonyms enrage, stimulate, provoke, fire, heat, excite, anger, arouse, rouse, infuriate, ignite, incense, madden, agitate, kindle, rile, foment, intoxicate, make your blood boil, impassion Definition to annoy or anger (someone) Their attitude irritates me. Synonyms annoy, anger, bother, provoke, offend, needle (informal), harass, infuriate, aggravate (informal), incense, fret, enrage, gall, ruffle, inflame, exasperate, nettle, pester, vex, irk, pique, rankle with, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), drive you up the wall (slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), rub you up the wrong way (informal), get your goat (slang), try your patience, get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (informal), get your dander up (informal), raise your hackles, get your back up, get your hackles up, put your back up, hack you off (informal) Synonyms annoy, bother, provoke, bug (informal), irritate, aggravate (informal), gall, exasperate, nettle, irk, rile, pique, peeve, get on your nerves (informal), miff (informal), piss you off (taboo, slang), hack you off (informal) Definition to deliberately act in a way intended to anger someone I didn't want to do anything to provoke him. Synonyms anger, insult, annoy, offend, irritate, infuriate, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), incense, enrage, gall, put someone out, madden, exasperate, vex, affront, chafe, irk, rile, pique, get on someone's nerves (informal), get someone's back up, piss someone off (taboo, slang), put someone's back up, try someone's patience, nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), make someone's blood boil, get in someone's hair (informal), rub someone up the wrong way, hack someone off (informal) Definition to make a person mentally deranged or unbalanced The stress of war temporarily unhinged him. Synonyms unbalance, confuse, derange, disorder, unsettle, madden, craze, confound, distemper (archaic), dement, drive you out of your mind Definition to cause (someone) to feel annoyance or irritation Everything about that man vexes me. Synonyms annoy, bother, irritate, worry, trouble, upset, disturb, distress, provoke, bug (informal), offend, needle (informal), plague, put out, tease, torment, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), afflict, fret, gall, agitate, exasperate, nettle, pester, displease, rile, pique, peeve (informal), grate on, get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), give someone grief (British, South Africa), get your back up, put your back up, hack you off (informal) |