ˈmad ə n, ˈmaad-, ˈmaid- verb
( maddened ; maddened ; maddening -d( ə )niŋ ; maddens )
Etymology: mad (I) + -en
intransitive verb
: to become or act as if mad
whole populations maddening to avenge the cause — H.H.Milman
transitive verb
1. : to drive mad : craze
guards do not have time to wrestle with bathers maddened by fear — Charles Price
2. : to make intensely angry : enrage
maddened statesmen and diplomats by his tactlessness and his colossal cheek — Roger Pippett