madden
madden
Definition
mad·den (mad′'n)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to make or become mad; make or become insane, angry, etc.
mad′·den·ing adjective
mad′·den·ingly adverb
madden
Synonyms
madden
Usage Examples
Object
- beast: But both his balls were powerless, and only served still further to madden the enraged beasts.
- crowd: She now plays an actress who escapes the maddened crowds to fall into the arms of a bohemian young writer.
Subject
- attack: Among the reinforcements ordered to replace those killed, wounded and maddened by the bloody attack on Glencorse Copse was Pte.
Modifying Another Word
- so: This horrific tale is too traumatic to carry on, For the man was so maddened he did not live long.
- especially: One example which especially maddens me; the slogan of Michael Howard - prison works ( deafening applause ).
- almost: But the knowledge that I share in the corporate responsibility for it almost maddens me with shame and horror.
Infinitive complement
- think: It was maddening to think that the hiding-place was on his very lips at the moment that he died.
Preposition: with
- pain: Maddened with pain the Snake tried every means he could think of to get rid of the creature, but without success.
- rage: Alby, maddened with rage, believes Suz is under Kalendorf's influence and she must trust him and see Kalendorf as a traitor.
Preposition: by
