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- pronunciation:
- mae
d
n
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
maddens, maddening, maddened |
definition 1: |
to enrage or inflame.
It maddens his wife when he stays out late and doesn't call.- synonyms:
- anger, enrage, frenzy, incense, inflame, infuriate, rile, roil, whip up
- similar words:
- aggravate, agitate, annoy, bug, exasperate, gall, irk, irritate, nettle, outrage, pique, provoke, tee off, vex
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definition 2: |
to cause to become insane; drive mad.
- synonyms:
- craze, derange
- similar words:
- frenzy, unbalance, unhinge
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related words: |
anger, peeve |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to become mad with rage.
- synonyms:
- anger
- similar words:
- boil, fume, rage, seethe
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