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• v  cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
• v  drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves
• v  make mad
  His behavior is maddening
• s  extremely annoying or displeasing
  the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening

• It's baffling, maddening, difficult, violent, obscene, over-indulgent, under-edited and way too long, but 2666 a number that appears nowhere in the actual book is also the .
• As Indiana Jones's creators understood, the Ark is one of the Bible's holiest objects, and also one of its most maddening McGuffins.
• But there was something touching, if maddening, about her refusal to renounce her love for the boy at the cost of her freedom.

• madden
• craze
• exasperating
• infuriating
• vexing

News & Articles

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• Phil Mickelson leads after 3rd round at U.S. Open
  ARDMORE, Pa. -- Phil Mickelson is in a familiar position once again at the U.S. Open - to either finally close out a win in a tournament he truly cherishes or to suffer yet another maddening close call. Mickelson, a four-time major champion but the only player to finish runner-up five times in the U.S. Open, shot even-par 70 Saturday in the third round of the U.S. Open at unyielding Merion Golf ...
  June 16, 2013 - The Arizona Republic
• Mickelson leads by one at U.S. Open
  Phil Mickelson is in a familiar position once again at the U.S. Open -- to either finally close out a win in a tournament he truly cherishes or to suffer yet another maddening close call.
  June 16, 2013 - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
• U.S. Open 2013: Mickelson keeps his spot at the top
  ARDMORE, Pa. - Phil Mickelson is in a familiar position once again at the U.S. Open â?? to either finally close out a win in a tournament he truly cherishes or to suffer yet another maddening close call.
  June 16, 2013 - Opelousas Daily World

Quotes

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• Ben Hatfield in International Herald Tribune
  It is painful, and it's slow, and it was maddening as we were all just doing our level best as we were attempting to get there,Hatfield told the AP. "And we're going to do our best to make sure that families understand."
• George Tenet in INDYchannel.com
  The data just didn't exist in specificity to take us there,Tenet said, referring to threats to the US homeland. "That was what was maddening."
• Trent Reznor in Dose.ca
  Just want to personally say how sorry I am to have to do this,Reznor wrote. "I never take postponing a show lightly and if there were any possible way I could pull this off I would. This is a very frustrating and maddening situation for me...