maddening
adjective
, ˈma-dᵊn-iŋ\
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, ˈma-dᵊn-iŋ- \
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abrasive, aggravating, annoying, bothersome, carking, chafing, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, nettlesome, nettling, peeving, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, pesty, plaguey (also plaguy), rankling, rebarbative, riling, vexatious, vexing
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Colman, in particular, is stellar as Augie’s mother, which makes her secondary role all the more maddening. — Travis Deshong, chicagotribune.com, "‘Them That Follow’ review: A pastor’s daughter reveals a secret that wreaks havoc on congregation," 10 Aug. 2019 Listening to the stories one after another proves equal parts heartbreaking and maddening. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: San Diego fishing provides welcome therapy for military veterans," 28 June 2019 But for as big as the game has gotten, its name rolling off the tongues of everyone from Netflix execs to embittered educators, its fledgling competitive scene has been as volatile, unpredictable and maddening as its signature storm. — Eric Adelson, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Fortnite’ is about to award its best players $30 million. What happens next is anyone’s guess," 26 July 2019 But a new review of studies in the journal Matter suggests the thing that makes mussels so maddening—their adhesive power—could have all sorts of applications in engineering. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Mussels’ Sticky Threads Could Inspire Ways to Clean Up Oil Spills, Purify Water and More," 13 July 2019 That’s the Padres, baseball’s leader in piling up the largest percentage of their runs on long balls — and one of the most maddening when the moment calls for situational hitting. — (k.c. Alfred/the San Diego Union-tribune), San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: ‘Home Run Derby’ Padres starved for situational hitting," 6 June 2019 Holbrooke was maddening and obnoxious, but somehow his methods often worked. — Rosa Brooks, chicagotribune.com, "An elegy for American diplomacy," 21 May 2018 The bad behavior of other boaters can be frustrating and maddening at best and outright dangerous or deadly at worst. — Shannon Tompkins, ExpressNews.com, "On the water, be safe and be nice, too," 20 July 2019 The bad behavior of other boaters can be frustrating and maddening at best and outright dangerous or deadly at worst. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "On the water, be safe and be nice, too," 20 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'maddening.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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