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maddening

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mad·den·ing  (mdn-ng)
adj.
1. Tending to anger or irritate: a maddening delay at the airport.
2. Tending to drive insane.

madden·ing·ly adv.

maddening [ˈmædənɪŋ]
adj
1. serving to send mad
2. extremely annoying; exasperating
maddeningly  adv
maddeningness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.maddening - extremely annoying or displeasingmaddening - extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening"
displeasing - causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities

maddening
adjective infuriating, exasperating, annoying, irritating, upsetting, provoking, aggravating (informal), vexing, irksome, bothersome Shopping in the sales can be maddening.
Translations
maddening [ˈmædnɪŋ] ADJ [delay, habit, trait] → exasperante
she had a maddening smirk on her facesu rostro tenía una sonrisita exasperante
it's (quite) maddening!¡es desesperante!, ¡es como para desesperarse!
he can be absolutely maddening at timesa veces puede sacarte de quicio
maddening [ˈmædənɪŋ] adjexaspérant(e)
maddening
adjunerträglich, zum Verrücktwerden; delayunerträglich, lästig; habitaufreizend; the maddening thing is that …das Verrückte daran ist, dass …; isn’t it maddening?ist das nicht ärgerlich?; this is maddening!das ist (ja) zum Verrücktwerden!
maddening [ˈmædnɪŋ] adjesasperante


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He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.
The intervals of silence grew progressively longer; the delays became maddening.
I can understand people drinking to drown care or to drive away maddening thoughts well enough.
 
 
 
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