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 ]
v. i. To become mad; to act as if mad. [ 1913 Webster ]
They rave, recite, and madden round the land. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. filled with or indicating extreme anger. Syn. -- angered, enraged, furious, infuriated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
adj. extremely annoying or displeasing. Syn. -- annoying, exasperating, infuriating, vexing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]