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[ mad-n-ing ] / ˈmæd n ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR maddening ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedriving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst. infuriating or exasperating: his maddening indifference to my pleas. raging; furious: a maddening wind. Origin of maddeningFirst recorded in 1735–45; madden + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM maddeningmad·den·ing·ly, adverbmad·den·ing·ness, nounWords nearby maddeningmad as a hornet, madcap, mad cow disease, MADD, madden, maddening, madder, madder family, madder lake, madding, maddish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maddeningStill, as always, the list has its fair share of maddening snubs, too. 15 Enraging Golden Globe TV Snubs and Surprises: Amy Poehler, 'Mad Men' & More|Kevin Fallon|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST The reason for his crippling indecision is simple as it is maddening, especially if you happen to be married to him. Adventure Photographer Jimmy Chin: Defying the Rational, Physically and Creatively|Oliver Jones|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST The process was a maddening tangle of unreliable tracking, delays, and confusion, the family member said. American G.I.s: Dude, Where’s My Car?|Tim Mak|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Blockbuster, which will soon shutter completely, was perhaps the most maddening retail chain ever. R.I.P. Blockbuster, You Frustratingly Magical Franchise, You|Kevin Fallon|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As maddening as it is that this is being dragged out to a trilogy, this trailer does look pretty cool. Miley’s New Album Is Streaming; ‘The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug’ Gets a Trailer|Culture Team|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST The blackfly and mosquito attack both man and beast in maddening millions. Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador|William Wood To be thus terribly in the grip of events over which you have no control is to men of my temper a maddening affliction. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker|S. Weir Mitchell In this maddening clatter it is impossible to hear a word you say. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 31, 1890|Various Friendly, well-meaning, and fumbling hands will stretch out to bind the poet's heart in the maddening pack-thread of Lilliput. Plum Pudding|Christopher Morley They stopped only long enough to eat the meal, for every minute of delay was maddening to them. The Forest of Mystery|James H. Foster
British Dictionary definitions for maddening
adjectiveserving to send mad extremely annoying; exasperating Derived forms of maddeningmaddeningly, adverbmaddeningness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to maddeningannoying, exasperating, infuriating, aggravating, troubling, frustrating, trying, provoking, riling, vexatious |