Synonyms for maddening


Grammar : Adj
Spell : mad-n-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæd n ɪŋ


Définition of maddening

Origin :
  • 1743, from present participle of madden. Related: Maddeningly.
  • adj irritating
Example sentences :
  • The maddening interview of this one night has filled my soul with love—but not for thee.
  • Extract from : « The Lamplighter » by Charles Dickens
  • This maddening impatience told on my strength, which was small, and hindered me.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • We passed four men, and their greeting was maddening in its jeer.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Which would be maddening for someone with no work to do or no resources in himself, or herself.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • Then the maddening cries of the prisoners whose relatives had not come.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • It was irresistible, it was maddening, it swept over the whole house.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • All this was maddening to Agesilaus, as was presently plain.
  • Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
  • A shout of the same horrible, maddening laughter rang in my ears.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
  • The big deal was going slowly––not badly, but with maddening delays.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
  • The sense of tragedy merged into the maddening thought of the injustice of it.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

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