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maddening

[mad-n-ing]

adjective

  1. driving to madness or frenzy.

    a maddening thirst.

  2. infuriating or exasperating.

    his maddening indifference to my pleas.

  3. raging; furious.

    a maddening wind.



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adjective

  1. serving to send mad

  2. extremely annoying; exasperating

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • maddeningly adverb
  • maddeningness noun
  • ˈ³¾²¹»å»å±ð²Ô¾±²Ô²µly adverb
  • ˈ³¾²¹»å»å±ð²Ô¾±²Ô²µness noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of maddening1

First recorded in 1735–45; madden + -ing 2
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Yes, it's as deliberate as it is maddening.

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The mute was maddening, but the mute was magnificent, the daily humbling of a haughty hack, an humiliating dose of accountability in a world dominated by thoughtless hot takes.

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In trying to make media-watching “easier,†tech has slowed the process to a maddening plod.

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The randomness of the administration’s action, and its apparent error, is maddening enough.

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Is there a chance that a team so recently dubbed, “invincible†and “unbeatable†is actually more like “maddening†and “mediocre?â€

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