maddening
maddening
definition
verb
the audacity of the convicts maddened the governor
make (someone) extremely irritated or annoyed.
adjective
his maddening stories
extremely annoying; infuriating.
example
The 'maddening' thing about the essays themselves is their expression of an attitude toward ‘outsiders’ that obviously is still being handed down from generation to generation.
The voice-over narration feels, for the most part, unnecessary and irritating, and the 'maddening' slowness of enunciation and the monotony of intonation feel tired and false.
The doll gives us no answer, clams up, refuses dialogue, cleaves to some inconsolable secret; eventually the child's frustration can take this 'maddening' silence no more.
We are all finding it 'maddening' and frustrating but we are trying to get on with our lives as best we can, and it isn't easy.
By this time Nicholas was becoming a bit irritated - Erin was 'maddening' enough in normal circumstances, but to have him also be right several times in a row was really too much.
Goldsmith recognized that every struggling business and grassroots organization in his city faced a 'maddening' array of government regulations, most of them of no value to the public.
That style isn't too popular among some players, but it is the right way to go, even though the coordinator can take it to 'maddening' extremes at times.
He could be enlightening, terribly funny, extremely kind and utterly 'maddening' - depending on his frame of mind.
In a story that's alternately amusing, 'maddening' and gut-wrenching, Foul Ball marks a welcome return for a legendary voice.
If anything, her style can only be described as hectoring, more sniping than frontal attack, irritating and occasionally 'maddening' in its circumlocution.
So I will thank in advance anybody who is sticking with me through this story, I know how 'maddening' it can be when an author takes forever to update.
They are lovable and charming, infuriating and 'maddening' .
She can be difficult, 'maddening' and infuriating, but underneath all the bombastics, ultimately engaging.
What amazed me even more were the actual people downstairs at the check-in counter who never offered assistance in the first place, suddenly had this 'maddening' curiosity to know of my dilemma.
It was a neat neologism that hinted at both intent and 'maddening' randomness: something banal had been made into a weapon, and like a handgun or a hunting knife, it could accidentally kill you.
The 'maddening' thing is that the government is supporting one source of renewable energy over another.
The numbness is so extreme, she added, that she could stick herself with pins and wouldn't feel it - something made all the more 'maddening' by the fact that if she has an itch in her foot, no amount of scratching will soothe it.
To retire without attempting the crime of the century would leave a criminal genius with a 'maddening' irritation, not unlike the phantom itch of an amputated leg.
Choosing the right internet connection provider can mean the difference between speedy and consistent connections and irritating and 'maddening' disconnections.
What makes similar incidents in these areas so 'maddening' is that one hears the same story from both sides over and over again without ever finding out who was right and who was wrong.
There are many factors at work in the course of any cancer, and the interactions can be 'maddeningly' complex.
This is a timely and at times 'maddeningly' controversial book on public health by a medical specialist who is also a distinguished philosopher.
It may be that putting all our retirement funds in the 'maddeningly' unpredictable stock market is a money making idea.
He challenged the entrenched and politically powerful orthodoxy and did so with 'maddeningly' thorough data.
Rarely do we relax body, mind and spirit to let nature heal and correct the imbalances of a 'maddeningly' robotic modern urban life.
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