Maddening (Adjective)
Meaning
Extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The constant beeping of the alarm clock was maddening and made it hard to fall asleep.
- Her maddening habit of always being late was starting to get on my nerves.
- The maddening complexity of the instructions made it impossible to assemble the furniture.
- The politician's maddening refusal to answer direct questions was frustrating for the journalists.
- The maddening noise of the construction site outside my window was making it hard to concentrate.