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- [mad-n]
- /ˈmæd n/
- /ˈmæd.ən/
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- [mad-n]
- /ˈmæd n/
Definitions of madden word
- verb with object madden to anger or infuriate: The delays maddened her. 1
- verb with object madden to make insane. 1
- verb without object madden to become mad; act as if mad; rage. 1
- noun madden Make (someone) extremely irritated or annoyed. 1
- transitive verb madden enrage 1
- verb madden To madden a person or animal means to make them very angry. 0
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Origin of madden
First appearance:
before 1725 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1725-35; mad + -en1
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Parts of speech for Madden
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
madden popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
madden usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for madden
verb madden
- annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- distract — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- shatter — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- infuriate — to make furious; enrage.
- pester — to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
Antonyms for madden
verb madden
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- placate — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
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