What does maddening mean?
Definitions for maddening
ˈmæd n ɪŋmad·den·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word maddening.
Princeton's WordNet
exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexingadjective
extremely annoying or displeasing
"his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening"
Wiktionary
maddeningadjective
Causing frustration or anger.
maddeningadjective
Leading to insanity.
ChatGPT
maddening
Maddening refers to something that causes intense feelings of anger, frustration, irritation, or annoyance. It can describe actions, behaviors, situations, or even individuals that are extremely annoying, infuriating, or are difficult to handle or understand which results in psychological distress or agitation.
Webster Dictionary
Maddening
of Madden
Anagrams for maddening »
demanding
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of maddening in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of maddening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of maddening in a Sentence
It's so maddening to watch, the mendacity, the incompetence, it's just maddening to watch. The tweeting is just the way to get it out of the way, so I can get it off my chest and move on with my life that day. That's basically it. Frankly, it's so I don't end up screaming at her about it.
When you are unhappy, is there anything more maddening than to be told that you should be contented with your lot?
Moral Ground Zero, I call it, all the characters [ were ] killed at the end, basically everyone, and there was no place to go, after that. You know, I hardly did any press for that film. I was tired of it. I felt it was maddening.
It’s a pitiful truth that women are still regularly shamed or made to feel awkward for performing the fundamental act of feeding their babies wherever and whenever they need to (of course, they’re also still shamed for not being able or choosing not to breastfeed, which I equally maddening, exposure to breastfeeding in the media is one of the things we can do to counter this, so I love this cover on many levels.
This is maddening and I can't believe that hobby drones are risking people's lives to get videos on YouTube, drone operators are risking lives when they fly over an emergency situation.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for maddening
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for maddening »
Translation
Find a translation for the maddening definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"maddening." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Web. 3 Oct. 2023. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/maddening>.
Discuss these maddening definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In