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   madden

   /ˈmadn/

   verb

   • ▪ make (someone) extremely annoyed: "this is ridiculous, she told him, maddened by his reaction" Similar infuriateexasperateirritateincenseangerenragesend into a rageinflameannoyprovokeupsetagitatevexirkpiquegallmake someone's hackles riseraise someone's hacklesmake someone's blood boilmake someone see redget someone's back upinformal:aggravatebugmake lividnarkget up someone's nose
   • ▪ drive (someone or something) insane: "she was almost maddened by grief at his loss" Similar drive maddrive insanederangeunhingeunbalanceinformal:drive someone off their headdrive round the bend

   Word Origin early 18th century (in the sense ‘become mad’): from mad + en.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • D

     2

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • N

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