maddening
Americanadjective
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driving to madness or frenzy.
a maddening thirst.
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infuriating or exasperating.
his maddening indifference to my pleas.
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raging; furious.
a maddening wind.
adjective
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serving to send mad
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extremely annoying; exasperating
Other Word Forms
- maddeningly adverb
- maddeningness noun
Etymology
Origin of maddening
Example Sentences
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It was error-strewn and maddening at times but they kept at it.
From BBC
Making matters more maddening, replacement units appear to be in short supply.
He argues that healthcare remains maddeningly stuck at Step 2, as practitioners struggle to connect siloed information.
Yet here comes Maye, the guileless face behind the most maddening revival in sports.
And then he smiled one of his maddening smiles and told the boy their time was up.
From Literature
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