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mad·den

(măd′n)
v. mad·dened, mad·den·ing, mad·dens
v.tr.
1. To make angry; irritate.
2. To cause (someone) to go mad; drive to madness.
v.intr.
To become infuriated.
mad′den·ing·ly adv.
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madden

(ˈmædən)
vb
to make or become mad or angry
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mad•den

(ˈmæd n)

v.t.
1. to anger intensely; infuriate.
2. to make insane.
v.i.
3. to become mad.
[1725–35]
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madden


Past participle: maddened
Gerund: maddening

Imperative
madden
madden
Present
I madden
you madden
he/she/it maddens
we madden
you madden
they madden
Preterite
I maddened
you maddened
he/she/it maddened
we maddened
you maddened
they maddened
Present Continuous
I am maddening
you are maddening
he/she/it is maddening
we are maddening
you are maddening
they are maddening
Present Perfect
I have maddened
you have maddened
he/she/it has maddened
we have maddened
you have maddened
they have maddened
Past Continuous
I was maddening
you were maddening
he/she/it was maddening
we were maddening
you were maddening
they were maddening
Past Perfect
I had maddened
you had maddened
he/she/it had maddened
we had maddened
you had maddened
they had maddened
Future
I will madden
you will madden
he/she/it will madden
we will madden
you will madden
they will madden
Future Perfect
I will have maddened
you will have maddened
he/she/it will have maddened
we will have maddened
you will have maddened
they will have maddened
Future Continuous
I will be maddening
you will be maddening
he/she/it will be maddening
we will be maddening
you will be maddening
they will be maddening
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been maddening
you have been maddening
he/she/it has been maddening
we have been maddening
you have been maddening
they have been maddening
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been maddening
you will have been maddening
he/she/it will have been maddening
we will have been maddening
you will have been maddening
they will have been maddening
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been maddening
you had been maddening
he/she/it had been maddening
we had been maddening
you had been maddening
they had been maddening
Conditional
I would madden
you would madden
he/she/it would madden
we would madden
you would madden
they would madden
Past Conditional
I would have maddened
you would have maddened
he/she/it would have maddened
we would have maddened
you would have maddened
they would have maddened
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. [画像:madden - cause to go crazy]madden - cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
derange, unbalance - derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; "The death of his parents unbalanced him"
2. madden - drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves
bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
3. madden - make mad; "His behavior is maddening"
anger - make angry; "The news angered him"
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madden

verb infuriate, irritate, incense, enrage, upset, provoke, annoy, aggravate (informal), gall, craze, inflame, exasperate, vex, unhinge, drive you crazy, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), drive you round the bend (Brit. slang), make your blood boil, piss you off (taboo slang), drive you to distraction (informal), get your goat (slang), drive you round the twist (Brit. slang), get your dander up (informal), make your hackles rise, raise your hackles, drive you off your head (slang), drive you out of your mind, get your back up, get your hackles up, make you see red (informal), put your back up It is close in here and the clock ticks to madden me.
calm, soothe, appease, pacify, mollify
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madden

verb
1. To cause to feel or show anger:
Idioms: make one hot under the collar, make one's blood boil, put one's back up.
2. To make insane:
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Translations
يُجَنِّن
dohnat k šílenstvírozzuřit
gøre rasendeophidse
megőrjítvadít
gera bálreiîan/brjálaîan
dohnať k zúrivosti
çıldır makdelir mek

madden

[ˈmædn] VT (= infuriate) → enfurecer, sacar de quicio ; (= make demented) → enloquecer
it maddens me → me pone furioso, me enfurece, me saca de quicio
a maddened bull → un toro enloquecido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

madden

[ˈmædən] vt → exaspérer
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madden

vt (= make mad) → verrückt machen ; (= make angry) → ärgern, fuchsen (inf); it maddens me to think of the opportunity we missed → ich könnte mich schwarzärgern, wenn ich daran denke, was für eine Chance wir vertan haben (inf)
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madden

[ˈmædn] vt (infuriate) → far impazzire, esasperare
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mad

(mӕd) adjective
1. mentally disturbed or insane. Ophelia went mad; You must be mad. mal مَجْنون луд louco šílený verrückt skør; sindssyg τρελός loco hull دیوانه hullu fou משוגע पागल lud, mahnit őrült gila brjálaður matto 気の狂った 미친 pamišęs, beprotis ārprātīgs, traks gila gek gal, sinnssyk szalony, obłąkany ليونى louco nebun сумасшедший šialený nor lud galen, tokig, vansinnig วิกลจริต deli 發瘋的 божевільний پاگل mất trí 发疯的
2. (sometimes with at or with) very angry. She was mad at me for losing my keys. kwaad غاضِب جِدا бесен zangado vzteklý sauer gal έξαλλος furioso raevus عصبانی vihainen furieux מרוגז उत्तेजित jako ljut dühös (vkire) marah bálreiður furibondo 激怒した 매우 화가 난 įširdęs, pasiutęs dusmīgs, nikns marah boos sint wściekły عصبى zangado furios (pe) рассерженный zlostný, zúrivý besen ljut förbannad โกรธจัด kızgın 氣瘋了 несамовитий; розлючений بہت غصے میں rất giận dữ 发怒的
3. (with about) having a great liking or desire for. I'm just mad about Harry. mal مولَع جِداً ب، مُغْرَم обожавам apaixonado zblázněný (do) verrückt sein vild τρελός (και παλαβός) για loco hull علاقه مند hulluna johonkin fou, emballé "מְשוּגָע" על- गुस्सा biti lud za nečim bolondul vmiért tergila-gila vitlaus í pazzo di; appassionato 熱狂して 열광한 pametęs galvą dėl aizrāvies tergila-gila dol gal etter, vilt forelsket i zwariowany ډير شديد علاقه مند apaixonado nebun/înne­bunit după обожающий zbláznený (do) nor na kaj lud tokig i คลั่งไคล้ tutkun, ... delisi 極渴望的 пристрасно закоханий شدید محبت یا کشش say mê điên dại 入迷的
ˈmadly adverb
mal بِجُنون лудо loucamente šíleně wie verrückt sindssygt τρελά locamente hullupööra دیوانه وار mielettömästi follement כִּמטוֹרָף गुस्से से ludo, mahnito őrülten, vadul secara gila-gilaan brjálæðislega pazzamente 狂ったように 미쳐서 beprotiškai traki dengan gila dol vilt, som en gal wściekle په ليونتوب loucamente la nebunie; nebuneşte безумно šialene noro ludo vansinnigt อย่างบ้าคลั่ง delice, çılgınca 發瘋地 безумно; несамовито شدت سے một cách điên khùng 发疯地
ˈmadness noun
malligheid جُنون лудост loucura šílenství der Wahnsinn sindssyge τρέλα locura hullus جنون hulluus folie טירוף क्रोध, पागलपन, दीवानापन, उत्तेजना ludilo, mahnitost őrület, őrültség kegilaan brjálæði pazzia 狂気 미침, 광기 beprotybė, siutas ārprāts, trakums; dusmas kegilaan krankzinnigheid galskap, sinnssykdom szaleństwo جنون loucura nebunie сумасшествие šialenstvo norost ludilo vansinne, galenskap ความวิกลจริต delilik, çılgınlık 瘋狂 безумство; несамовитість دیوانہ پن sự điên khùng 疯狂
ˈmadden verb
to make mad or very angry. The animal was maddened by the pain. kwaad gemaak يُجَنِّن вбесявам enlouquecer dohnat k šílenství, rozzuřit toll machen ophidse; gøre rasende τρελαίνω enloquecer, enfurecer hulluks ajama دیوانه شدن؛ عصبانی شدن suututtaa rendre fou לְהִשתָגֵע पागल बनाना, पागल कर देने वाला izluditi, razdražiti megőrjít, -vadít membuat marah gera bálreiðan/brjálaðan far impazzire 発狂させる 미치게 하다 išvesti iš proto, įsiutinti satracināt, saniknot membuat marah dol maken gjøre sint, opprøre rozwścieczyć, doprowadzić do szału ليونى كيدل enlouquecer a înne­buni доводить до бешенства dohnať k zúrivosti pobesneti razljutiti göra galen (förbannad) ทําให้บ้า delir(t)mek, çıldır(t)mak 使發瘋,使狂怒 зводити з розуму; дратувати شدید غصہ آنا tức điên 使发疯,使狂怒
ˈmaddening adjective
likely to cause anger. maddening delays. irriterende, frustrerende مُسَبِّب للجُنون вбесяващ enlouquecedor pobuřující verrückt machen irriterende εξοργιστικός enloquecedor vihaleajav عصبانی کننده raivostuttava exaspérant מוֹציא מִן הַדעַת पागल कर देने वाले natjeran u ludilo dühítő mengesalkan óþolandi esasperante 腹だたしい 미치게 하는 siutinantis tracinošs; kaitinošs menyebabkan seseorang marah irriterend irriterende, ergerlig irytujący عصبى كونكى irritante exasperant досадный; раздражающий poburujúci noro izluđujući högst irriterande, outhärdlig บ้าคลั่ง çıldırtıcı, delirtici 使人惱火的 дратуючий غصہ دلانے وال làm cho bực mình 令人恼怒的,令人发狂的
ˈmaddeningly adverb
irriterend بصورةٍ مُسَبِّبَه للجُنون вбесяващо enlouquecedoramente k zbláznění aufreizend irriterende τρελός enloquecedoramente vihastavalt با عصبانیت raivostuttavasti à rendre fou בְצוָּרה מַרגִיזָה पागल बना देते हुए, पागलपन जैसी दशा में ले जाते हुए koji tjera u ludilo őrjítően secara mengesalkan óþolanlega in modo esasperante 腹だたしく 미치게 하여 pasiutusiai tracinoši; kaitinoši dengan menyebabkan seseorang marah irriterend irriterende, vanvittig irytująco په عصبانيت irritantemente înnebunitor (de) досадно na zbláznenie ki spravlja ob pamet izluđujuće högst irriterande, outhärdligt อย่างบ้าคลั่ง çıldırtıcasına, delirtircesine 使人惱火地 дратівливо دیوانہ وار một cách làm cho bực mình 使人恼火地
ˈmadman – plural ˈmadmen: feminine ˈmadwoman – plural ˈmadwomen – noun
a person who is insane. He drove/fought like a madman. malle مَجْنون луд louco šílenec, blázen der/die Wahnsinnige en sindssyg τρελός, τρελή loco; loca hull مرد دیوانه hullu fou, folle משוגע पागल आदमी luđak őrült orang gila vitfirringur folle 狂人 미친 사람 beprotis, pamiðëlis ārprātīgais orang gila gek galning, gal person szaleniec ليونى سړى louco nebun сумасшедший šialenec, blázon norec ludak galning, vettvilling คนบ้า deli 狂人, 瘋子 божевільний; божевільна دیوانہ وار người điên 狂人,疯子
mad ˈcow disease noun
a fatal disease of cattle, which can affect also humans who eat meat from infected cattle. malkoeisiekte مَرَض البَقَرَه المَجْنونَه луда крава doença da vaca louca nemoc šílených krav der Rinderwahnsinn kogalskab; kvægsygdommen BSE η νόσος των τρελών αγελάδων enfermedad de las vacas locas hullulehmatõbi جنون گاوی hullun lehmän tauti la maladie de la vache folle מַחֲלַת הַפָּרָה הַמשוּגַעַת एक बीमारी kravlje ludilo kergemarhakór penyakit sapi gila (morbo della mucca pazza) 狂牛病 광우병 galvijø pasiutligë govju trakumsērga, Kreicfelda–Jakoba slimība penyakit lembu gila gekkekoeienziekte kugalskap choroba wściekłych krów د غواو ناروغى коровье бешенство choroba šialených kráv bolezen norih krav bolest ludih krava โรควัวบ้า deli dana hastalığı 狂牛病 коров'ячий сказ جانوروں کی ایک مہلک بیماری bệnh bò điên 狂牛病
like mad
wildly, desperately, very quickly etc. struggling/trying/running like mad. vir die vale كالمَجْنون отчаяно como um louco jako blázen wie verrückt som en gal σαν τρελός, απελπισμένα como un loco nagu hull خشم الود hullun lailla comme un perdu כְּמוֹ מְשוּגָע पागलों की तरह परिश्रम एवं बहुत तेजी से काम करना kao lud, kao mahnit eszeveszetten mati-matian eins og óður come un pazzo 猛烈に 맹렬히 kaip pasiutęs kā traks, kā neprātīgs bermati-matian als een gek som en gal jak szalony وحشى،ډير عصبى como um louco ca un ne­bun безудержно;изо всех сил ako blázon kot nor kao lud som en galning อย่างบ้าคลั่ง deliler gibi, delicesine 發瘋似的 наче здурів بڑے جوش اور قوت کے ساتھ như điên 发疯似的
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It irritated me, maddened me, as nothing else under the sun could irritate or madden me.
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I lay across one of the thwarts for I know not how long, thinking that if I had the strength I would drink sea-water and madden myself to die quickly.
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She saw the carnivore brushed aside as he was almost upon her, and in the instant she realized that no substanceless wraith could thus turn the charge of a maddened lion with brute force greater than the brute's.
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When from dark error's subjugation My words of passionate exhortation Had wrenched thy fainting spirit free; And writhing prone in thine affliction Thou didst recall with malediction The vice that had encompassed thee: And when thy slumbering conscience, fretting By recollection's torturing flame, Thou didst reveal the hideous setting Of thy life's current ere I came: When suddenly I saw thee sicken, And weeping, hide thine anguished face, Revolted, maddened, horror-stricken, At memories of foul disgrace.
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Our quiet life here maddens me; I can bear it no longer; I must go.
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The sickness -- the nausea -- The pitiless pain -- Have ceased, with the fever That maddened my brain -- With the fever called "Living" That burned in my brain.
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The cows jumped wildly over the five-barred barton-gate, maddened by the gad-fly; Dairyman Crick kept his shirt-sleeves permanently rolled up from Monday to Saturday; open windows had no effect in ventilation without open doors, and in the dairy-garden the blackbirds and thrushes crept about under the currant-bushes, rather in the manner of quadrupeds than of winged creatures.
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Sabin's side, her hand lightly resting upon his, her dark eyes full of inscrutable tenderness, maddened him.
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This maddened me, and I sat brooding for a time over the injuries I had suffered, and the cruelties which she I loved had endured for my sake, until my heart swelled and grew sore, and my teeth were clinched.
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His mother sat down in a chair, but a moment later sprang erect and delivered a maddened whirl of oaths.
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The refrain maddened him, and he tried to escape from it.
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And then the maddened bull came from beneath, and instantly Tarzan was transformed from a good-natured, teasing youth into a snarling, savage beast.
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