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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. extremely annoying or displeasing;
- Example: "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"
- Example: "I've had an exasperating day"
- Example: "her infuriating indifference"
- Example: "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening"
[syn: exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Madden \Mad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maddened; p. pr. & vb. n. Maddening.] 1. To make mad; to drive to madness; to drive to insanity; to craze. [1913 Webster] 2. To make very angry; to enrage; to excite violently with passion. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

maddening \maddening\ adj. extremely annoying or displeasing. Syn: annoying, exasperating, infuriating, vexing. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

maddening adj 1: extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening" [syn: exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

47 Moby Thesaurus words for "maddening": agitating, breathtaking, charged, cliff-hanging, disquieting, distracting, disturbing, electric, exciting, exhilarating, galvanic, heady, heart-expanding, heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, impressive, inflammatory, intoxicating, jarring, jolting, mind-blowing, moving, overcoming, overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, perturbing, piquant, provocative, provoking, ravishing, soul-stirring, spirit-stirring, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, striking, suspenseful, suspensive, tantalizing, telling, thrilling, thrilly, troubling, unsettling, upsetting