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madden
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mad·den  (mdn)
v. mad·dened, mad·den·ing, mad·dens
v.tr.
1. To make angry; irritate.
2. To drive insane.
v.intr.
To become infuriated.

madden
Verb
to make or become mad or angry
maddening adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.madden - cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
derange, unbalance - derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; "The death of his parents unbalanced him"
2.madden - drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves
bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
3.madden - make mad; "His behavior is maddening"
anger - make angry; "The news angered him"

madden
verb infuriate, irritate, incense, enrage, upset, provoke, annoy, aggravate (informal) gall, craze, inflame, exasperate, vex, unhinge, drive you crazy, nark Brit., Austral., N.Z. (slang) drive you round the bend Brit. (slang) make your blood boil, drive you to distraction (informal) get your goat (slang) drive you round the twist Brit. (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) << OPPOSITE calm
Translations
madden [ˈmædn] vtvolver loco

madden [ˈmædn] vtexaspérer

madden [ˈmædn] vtärgern, fuchsen (inf)

madden [ˈmædn] vtfare infuriare

madden, maddening, maddeningly mad


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