madden

 [mad-n]  

mad·den

   [mad-n]
verb (used with object)
1.
to anger or infuriate: The delays maddened her.
2.
to make insane.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become mad; act as if mad; rage.

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Origin:
1725–35; mad + -en1

Related forms
un·mad·dened, adjective

Synonyms
1. provoke, enrage, anger, inflame; exasperate, irritate, vex, annoy.

Antonyms
1. calm, mollify.

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madden (ˈmædən)
 
—vb
to make or become mad or angry

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