Meaning & use

Madden

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To make someone extremely angry or frustrated.

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The constant delays at the airport began to madden the waiting passengers.

It maddens her when people interrupt her mid-sentence.

A note on using this word

Often used in the adjective form "maddening" to describe something intensely irritating.

Words with a similar meaning

infuriateenrageexasperate

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