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madden

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madden /ˈmadn /
verb [with object] make (someone) extremely annoyed:
this is ridiculous, she told him, maddened by his reaction.
cause (someone) to lose their mental faculties:
she was almost maddened by grief at his loss.
– ORIGIN early 18th century (in the sense become mad): from mad + en.