verb · neutral
madden
/ˈmædən/MAD·den
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to annoy or anger someone very much
Examples
“The constant delays in the project maddened the manager.”
“It maddens me when people ignore basic rules of courtesy.”
“Her refusal to cooperate maddened the whole team.”
Band 8 sentence
“The repeated budget cuts maddened local leaders, who argued they undermined essential public services.”
Collocations
- madden someone
- be maddened by
Word family
madden verbmaddened adjective / past participlemaddening adjective / gerundmad adjective
Common mistakes
It mad me when people arrive late.→It maddens me when people arrive late.
She was madden by the noise.→She was maddened by the noise.
Say it for a higher band
5make angry→6annoy/infuriate→7+madden
Synonyms
infuriate
annoy
Easily confused
angry
“He became angry when he heard the news.”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In -en
Learn it with its set