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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 [ˈmædən]
vb
to make or become mad or angry
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, piss you off (taboo slang), 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 It is close in here and the clock ticks to madden me.
calm, soothe, appease, pacify, mollify
Translations
madden [ˈmædn] VT (= infuriate) → enfurecer, sacar de quicio; (= make demented) → enloquecer
it maddens meme pone furioso, me enfurece, me saca de quicio
a maddened bullun toro enloquecido

madden [ˈmædən] vtexaspérer

madden
vt (= make mad)verrückt machen; (= make angry)ärgern, fuchsen (inf); it maddens me to think of the opportunity we missedich könnte mich schwarzärgern, wenn ich daran denke, was für eine Chance wir vertan haben (inf)

madden [ˈmædn] vt (infuriate) → far impazzire, esasperare
madden [ˈmædn] vt (infuriate) → far impazzire, esasperare

madden, maddening, maddeningly mad


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