He has a maddening habit of interrupting other people.
She shows a maddening inability to control her children.
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The visual not only is maddening for anyone trying to work, but also presents a unique problem with few cleaning solutions.—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025 Andres’ male odd couple are frequently maddening in their poor decisions, which always manage to make awkward situations worse.—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 June 2025 Writing for The Boys is challenging, sometimes maddening, but also therapeutic.—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 June 2025 For first-time and middle-income buyers, though, the market can be maddening.—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for maddening
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