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单词 maddening
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maddening

(mædənɪŋ)
adjective
If you describe something as maddening, you mean that it makes you feel angry, irritated, or frustrated.
Shopping in the January sales can be maddening.
It is, in its way, a maddening biography.
Synonyms: infuriating, exasperating, annoying, irritating More Synonyms of maddening
maddeningly adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB after verb]
The service is maddeningly slow.
'Aha!' Dave nodded maddeningly.
Slowly, maddeningly, a smile surfaced on his face.

maddening in British English

(ˈmædənɪŋ)
adjective
1. 
serving to send mad
2. 
extremely annoying; exasperating
Derived forms
maddeningly (ˈmaddeningly)
adverb
maddeningness (ˈmaddeningness)
noun

Examples of 'maddening' in a sentence
maddening

And the most maddening thing of all?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This is that maddening thing, a farce that tries a bit too hard.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The maddening thing is that while the person who is suffering can hear things, no one else can.
The Sun (2010)
Far from the maddening crowd.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
So if I go there this summer it will be crawling with maddening crowds?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I know that it's totally maddening.
The Sun (2014)
If you are a control freak, and some of us may be, this is quite maddening.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The most maddening thing is when he puts his hand in the air for a contestant to stop when they're in the middle of a song.
The Sun (2013)
He is a busy, resourceful cricketer who is not short of self-belief and must be maddening to bowl to.
The Sun (2015)
It is a riotous, exuberant and sometimes maddening celebration of the power of storytelling, and of the importance of education and culture.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Who speaks first - the maddening thing is that the person on the left always has to speak first, which is often very awkward.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
(adjective) 
Shopping in the sales can be maddening.
Synonyms
infuriating
He accelerated with infuriating slowness.
exasperating
He is a very exasperating man to work with.
annoying
You must have found my attitude annoying.
irritating
They have the irritating habit of interrupting you.
upsetting
provoking
Record over the next week the type of provoking events you face.
aggravating (informal)
You don't realise how aggravating you can be.
vexing
irksome
the irksome regulations
bothersome
It's all been very noisy and bothersome in Parliament this week.
Seeirksome

Synonyms of 'maddening'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of exasperating
He is a very exasperating man to work with.
Synonyms
irritating,
provoking,
annoying,
infuriating,
aggravating (informal),
galling,
maddening,
vexing,
irksome,
enough to drive you up the wall (informal),
enough to try the patience of a saint
in the sense of irksome
Definition
annoying or tiresome
the irksome regulations
Synonyms
irritating,
trying,
annoying,
aggravating (informal),
troublesome,
unwelcome,
exasperating,
tiresome,
vexing,
disagreeable,
burdensome,
wearisome,
bothersome,
vexatious
in the sense of irritating
They have the irritating habit of interrupting you.
Synonyms
annoying,
trying,
provoking,
infuriating,
upsetting,
disturbing,
nagging,
aggravating (informal),
troublesome,
galling,
maddening,
disquieting,
displeasing,
worrisome,
irksome,
vexatious,
pestilential
in the sense of provoking
Record over the next week the type of provoking events you face.
Synonyms
annoying,
offensive,
irritating,
aggravating (informal),
galling,
maddening,
exasperating,
tiresome,
vexing,
irking,
obstructive,
irksome,
vexatious
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