Meanings
adjectivemaddening (comparative more maddening, superlative most maddening)
comparative more maddening · superlative most maddening
- Causing frustration or anger.
- Leading to insanity.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of madden
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveextremely annoying or displeasing
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Esperanto freneziga
- frenezigaleading to insanity
Polish doprowadzający do szału
- doprowadzający do szałuleading to insanity
Spanish enloquecedor
- enloquecedorleading to insanity
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
maddening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maddening
MLA
“maddening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maddening. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maddening,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maddening.
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