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to madden
01
to make someone angry
Transitive: to madden sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
madden
3rd person singular
maddens
Present participle
maddening
Past simple
maddened
Past participle
maddened
Examples
The constant noise from the construction site maddened the residents.
02
to behave or react in a way that shows intense anger or madness
Intransitive
Examples
Seeing the injustice done to her friend made her madden with rage.
03
to drive someone to a state of insanity or extreme mental agitation
Transitive: to madden sb
Examples
The relentless whispers in the haunted house madden visitors, instilling a sense of dread.
Lexical Tree
maddened
maddening
madden
mad
