maddened

verb

past tense of madden
1
as in crazed
to cause to go insane or as if insane the endless swarms of mosquitoes all but maddened the explorers

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2
as in infuriated
to make angry her perpetual tardiness maddened her friends to no end

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Recent Examples of maddened Braves third baseman Austin Riley, maddened by a campaign littered with letdowns, got his rewrite. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The dark cellos of Guðnadóttir chop and grind, and Washington—shrieking, swiping, maddened at the air—flees into the forest, a disappearing uniform. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maddened
  1. crazed
  2. infuriated
  3. disturbed
  4. enraged
  5. confused
  6. angered
  7. distracted
  8. annoyed
Verb
  • She’s crazed, not with the role but the artifice of the role.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • If the lenses are badly crazed, meaning marred by microscopic cracks in the lens surface, or moisture is trapped inside the housing, replacement is the better option.
    — John Paul, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026
Definition of crazed
Verb
  • Sydney Sweeney is no stranger to starring in a controversial ad — and her latest effort has infuriated female athletes, including Olympians.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But Marcia was beginning to sound like Marcia on the page, Marcia in those essays that both excited and infuriated her readers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of infuriated
Verb
  • People, wildlife and domestic animals get valley fever when the soil in these burrows is disturbed, by a dog digging, a kick of the boot, a shovel, construction equipment, wind or wildfire.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Clean Regularly Spiders don’t like to be disturbed, so an unused area of your porch is likely to be attractive real estate.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of disturbed
Verb
  • Counsel was enraged that his gambit was foiled by one jury holdout on the insanity argument.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That day in August, the woman was awakened by Ross, who was enraged by a photo she was tagged in on Instagram, according to Ross’ arrest report.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of enraged
Verb
  • The arrests generated massive amounts of headlines on both sides of the Atlantic, and many were confused when the suspects were released on bail the next day.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
  • While accepting the Moon Person, fans watching at home were confused when the sound cut out as Carpenter was talking.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of confused
Verb
  • Although the Biennale eventually restored the name, the decision angered China, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan.
    — Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Abiy also angered Somalia by trying to negotiate access to the sea via the territory of Somaliland.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of angered
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  • Adams also expects other aspects of professional sports to suffer, predicting coaches and staff members will be just as distracted by the new game.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • My parents were tense and distracted while my siblings were scared.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of distracted
Verb
  • Stewart was annoyed that a game against the Washington Mystics earlier in the year took nearly three hours to complete.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Part of me is annoyed that the process didn’t hand me a neat solution.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of annoyed

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“Maddened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maddened. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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