as in frustrating
causing annoyance
after a few days, she found the monotonous work to be absolutely maddening
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as in disturbing
to cause to go insane or as if insane
the endless swarms of mosquitoes all but maddened the explorers
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as in infuriating
to make angry
her perpetual tardiness maddened her friends to no end
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Recent Examples of maddening
Dan Hayes, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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The randomness of the administration’s action, and its apparent error, is maddening enough.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Of the many maddening aspects of the scourge of the gun violence epidemic in America, this ranks up there with the most maddening.
—Joel Mosbacher, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Or has your life together reduced him to, as in your letter, a list of maddening attributes?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
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In an instant, what had been an airtight, scoreless pitchers’ duel devolved into another maddening Twins loss at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Views of the 47th president, from the ground up
Read the rest of the series
The randomness of the administration’s action, and its apparent error, is maddening enough.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Of the many maddening aspects of the scourge of the gun violence epidemic in America, this ranks up there with the most maddening.
—Joel Mosbacher, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Or has your life together reduced him to, as in your letter, a list of maddening attributes?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maddening
Adjective
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The New York Mets scored three runs in the seventh to snap a 1-1 tie en route to a 5-1 win over the Red Sox on a frustrating night.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Both English teams have been experiencing frustrating, parallel worlds as the pair have struggled mightily in the Premier League.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Don’t come over here disturbing my peace if mahogany queens aren’t your preferred type.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
10 Apr. 2025
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Crimping is the process of severing a crop at the base and laying it over to create a decomposing thatch/mulch layer for the garden without disturbing the soil.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While the wrinkling could be slightly annoying for some, given the luxurious feel of the sateen cover, the wrinkling wasn’t a deal breaker.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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For anyone with wide feet who’s used to settling for less in terms of fit, this slip-on style is a breath of fresh air—no annoying break-in period, no hotspots, and no slipping around.—
Lauren Paige Richeson,
Health,
29 May 2025
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The prequel will introduce his family and girlfriend and the events that led up to his victory, notorious for angering the Capitol elite.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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Reports suggest that some Republican lawmakers are frustrated with Musk’s bluster and that the DOGE approach to slashing the federal bureaucracy is angering constituents and making lawmakers less popular in their districts.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For some people, double cleansing may be too irritating.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
15 May 2025
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Not just the threat-of-extinction stuff, which includes Bassett’s POTUS debating which American city to blow up as a preemptive gesture, but by its own irritating God’s-eye omniscience that rarely allows the suspense to spool out in the present.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Occupying and distracting the mind.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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While most of the acting is wonderful (Wyle is predictably great, but so is just about all of the main cast), some patient-of-the-week players err towards distracting histrionics.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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Rodin Cars The big idea behind Rodin is to build cars without bothering about vehicle regulations – in stark contrast to F1 cars, which are subject to several rules around how they're put together.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Jan. 2025
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The city and state have also been ramping up efforts to engage troubled vagrants sleeping and sometimes bothering straphangers, connecting them with services and shelter and potentially involuntary treatment.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Dec. 2024
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Representative Mike Lawler of New York, who has hinted at ambitions for a governor bid in 2026, according to the New York Post, will need to walk a fine line between appeasing his party and not upsetting potential voters in his home state, which could put him at odds with Republicans.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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These weeds require control to prevent upsetting the entire turf ecosystem.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2025
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