Maddening — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈædənɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈadənɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈadənɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈædənɪŋ/.

Examples

His behavior is maddening
his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating
I've had an exasperating day

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

madden infuriating exasperating vexing craze

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
verb	drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves
verb	make mad “His behavior is maddening”
adjective	extremely annoying or displeasing “his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating”

Word Forms

craze

noun

state of violent mental agitation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wahnsinnig

Grund, verrückt zu werden; Grund dafür sein, den Verstand zu verlieren

🇫🇷French

exaspérant

ça rend fou ; faire perdre la tête

🇪🇸Spanish

enloquecedor

hacer que se vuelva loco; hacer perder la cabeza

🇮🇹Italian

esasperante

far impazzire; far perdere la testa

🇳🇱Dutch

gekmakend

oorzaak om gek te worden; oorzaak zijn dat je gek wordt

🇵🇹Portuguese

enlouquecedor

fazer enlouquecer; fazer perder a cabeça

🇷🇺Russian

сводящий с ума

заставить сойти с ума; привести к потере рассудка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खेदजनक

पागल होने का कारण; किसी का दिमाग खराब होने का कारण बनना

🇧🇩Bengali

পাগল

পাগল হওয়ার কারণ; একজনের মন হারানোর কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறித்தனமான

பைத்தியம் பிடிக்க காரணம்; ஒருவரின் மனதை இழக்க காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పిచ్చిపిచ్చి

వెర్రి వెళ్ళడానికి కారణం; ఒకరి మనస్సు కోల్పోవడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

वेड लावणारे

वेडे होण्याचे कारण; एखाद्याचे मन गमावण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગાંડપણ

પાગલ થવાનું કારણ; મન ગુમાવવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುಚ್ಚು ಹಿಡಿದಿದೆ

ಹುಚ್ಚನಾಗಲು ಕಾರಣ; ಒಬ್ಬರ ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭ്രാന്തൻ

ഭ്രാന്തനാകാൻ കാരണം; ഒരാളുടെ മനസ്സ് നഷ്ടപ്പെടാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

پاگل

پاگل ہونے کی وجہ؛ کسی کا دماغ کھونے کا سبب بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令人发狂的

导致发疯；导致失去理智

🇯🇵Japanese

腹立たしい

気が狂う原因となる。正気を失う原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

미치게 하는

미치게 만들다; 정신을 잃게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm điên khùng

khiến phát điên; khiến người ta mất trí

🇹🇭Thai

น่าคลั่งไคล้

ทำให้เป็นบ้า; ทำให้เสียสติไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjengkelkan

menyebabkan menjadi gila; menyebabkan kehilangan akal

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakabaliw

maging sanhi ng pagkabaliw; maging sanhi ng pagkawala ng isip

🇲🇾Malay

menjengkelkan

menyebabkan menjadi gila; menyebabkan hilang akal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجن

سبب للجنون. تسبب في فقدان العقل

🇮🇷Persian

دیوانه کننده

باعث دیوانه شدن؛ باعث از دست دادن عقل

🇹🇷Turkish

çıldırtıcı

delirmeye neden olmak; aklını kaybetmesine neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשַׁגֵעַ

לגרום להשתגע; לגרום לאיבוד עשתונות

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