maddens
Pushes past patience
Maddens is the third-person singular form of the verb madden, meaning to drive someone to anger, frustration, or a state resembling madness.
What maddens a person irritates or infuriates them intensely: It maddens me when people don't use their turn signals.
The word suggests provocation strong enough to make someone feel they might lose control, though actual insanity is rarely implied in modern usage.
Makes extremely angry
- enragesCauses intense anger
- incensesProvokes extreme anger
- outragesGrossly offensive acts
- provokesIncites a reaction
exasperates · inflames · riles · aggravates · irritates · vexes · galls · rankles
Frustrates or blocks
- stymiesFrustrates or obstructs
- defeatsOvercomes or bests
- blocksObstructs or sections
- hindersCreates obstacles for
obstructs · foils · baffles · confounds · perplexes · exasperates · discourages · disheartens
Disturbs mental balance
- derangesDisturbs mental stability
- unbalancesDisturbs equilibrium or stability
- distractsDiverts attention from focus
- obsessesPreoccupies to excess
possesses · consumes · overwhelms · bewilders · confuses · discomposes · unsettles · agitates
infuriates
Makes extremely angry
provokes · exasperates · inflames · riles · aggravates · irritates · vexes · galls · rankles · antagonizes
thwarts
Frustrates or blocks
hinders · obstructs · foils · baffles · confounds · perplexes · exasperates · discourages · disheartens · demoralizes
unhinges
Disturbs mental balance
- derangesDisturbs mental stability
- unbalancesDisturbs equilibrium or stability
- distractsDiverts attention from focus
obsesses · possesses · consumes · overwhelms · bewilders · confuses · discomposes · unsettles · agitates · disturbs