maddening

/ˈmædnɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈædənɪŋ] /ˈmædnɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈædənɪŋ] /ˈmad-niŋ How to pronounce maddening (audio) ˈma-dᵊn-iŋ/ (ame, mw)

maddening — adjective

  • maddeningpositive
  • more maddeningcomparative
  • most maddeningsuperlative

1. describing something that makes you so annoyed that you start to lose patience o

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing something that makes you so annoyed that you start to lose patience or self-control

例句

Lucas found the buzzing smoke alarm maddening during the power cut.

find + something + maddening

The website's endless loading wheel was maddening for tired commuters.

predicative: something was maddening

同義詞
  • annoying

    the broad everyday word, usually weaker than maddening

  • frustrating

    emphasizes blocked progress rather than pure anger

  • exasperating

    more formal and strongly focused on lost patience

  • infuriating

    stronger, suggesting full anger rather than near-anger

反義詞
  • soothing

    makes you feel calmer instead of more tense

  • reassuring

    reduces worry or irritation rather than increasing it

文法句型

find + something + maddening

it is maddening when + clause

maddening + noun

用法筆記

Usually used for repeated noise, delay, or behavior that pushes your patience to the limit. It is stronger than annoying and close to infuriating, but it still describes the cause of the feeling rather than the person who feels it.

常見錯誤

❌I was maddening after the train delay.
✅I was maddened by the train delay.' / 'The train delay was maddening.
💡maddening describes the thing that causes anger, not the person who feels it.