madden

verb

mad·​den ˈma-dᵊn How to pronounce madden (audio)
maddened; maddening ˈmad-niŋ How to pronounce madden (audio)
ˈma-dᵊn-iŋ

intransitive verb

: to become or act as if mad

transitive verb

1
: to drive mad : craze
2
: to make intensely angry : enrage

Examples of madden in a Sentence

the endless swarms of mosquitoes all but maddened the explorers her perpetual tardiness maddened her friends to no end
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The insane sanctity and maddened madness of ungodly godlike Ahab don’t help me. Anne Carson, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 More than 100,000 motorists pass through Wheat Ridge, Denver and southwestern Adams County every day on Interstates 70 and 76, often in maddening traffic snarls. John Meyer, Denver Post, 5 May 2025 There is an additional potential explanation for this maddening phenomenon. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025 Remember that live design collaboration suffered from maddening lag times and herky-jerky movements just a few short years ago. PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for madden

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of madden was in 1704

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“Madden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madden. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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madden

verb
mad·​den ˈmad-ᵊn How to pronounce madden (audio)
: to make mad : enrage

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