maddening
maddening
adjDefinition of MADDENING
1
: tending to craze
2
a : tending to infuriate b : tending to vex : irritating
— mad·den·ing·ly \-lē\ adverb
Examples of MADDENING
- He has a maddening habit of interrupting other people.
- She shows a maddening inability to control her children.
First Known Use of MADDENING
1822
Related to MADDENING
Synonyms: abrasive, aggravating, bothersome, carking, chafing, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, annoying, nettlesome, nettling, peeving, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, pesty, plaguey (also plaguy), rankling, rebarbative, riling, vexatious, vexing
Related Words: burdensome, discomforting, displeasing, disquieting, distressing, importunate, importune, inconveniencing; angering, enraging, infuriating; brattish, bratty, mischievous, offensive, troublesome, upsetting; distractive, painful, stressful, tiresome, troubling, trying, worrisome; biting, grating, jangling, jarring, spiny, thorny
Near Antonyms: delightful, pleasing
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