maddening

[US]/'mædəniŋ/
[UK]/ˈmædnɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. extremadamente irritante o frustrante; intenso y exasperante.
Word Forms
Gerundiomaddening

Example Sentences

a maddening delay at the airport.

un retraso frustrante en el aeropuerto.

she put the coins back with maddening slowness.

Ella volvió a colocar las monedas con una lentitud exasperante.

The maddening noise of construction work outside kept me awake all night.

El ruido exasperante de la construcción afuera me mantuvo despierto toda la noche.

Dealing with his maddening procrastination is testing my patience.

Lidiar con su exasperante procrastinación está poniendo a prueba mi paciencia.

Her maddening habit of interrupting others mid-sentence is quite irritating.

Su exasperante hábito de interrumpir a otros a mitad de oración es bastante irritante.

The maddening traffic jam made me late for my appointment.

El exasperante atasco de tráfico me hizo llegar tarde a mi cita.

His maddening habit of leaving dirty dishes in the sink drives me crazy.

Su exasperante hábito de dejar platos sucios en el fregadero me vuelve loco.

The maddeningly slow internet connection is frustrating when trying to work online.

La conexión a Internet exasperantemente lenta es frustrante cuando se intenta trabajar en línea.

Her maddeningly perfect appearance always makes me feel self-conscious.

Su apariencia exasperantemente perfecta siempre me hace sentir incómodo.

The maddeningly vague instructions left us confused and frustrated.

Las instrucciones exasperantemente vagas nos dejaron confundidos y frustrados.

His maddeningly loud chewing noises at the dinner table are driving me up the wall.

Sus exasperantemente fuertes ruidos al masticar en la mesa de comedor me están llevando al límite.

The maddeningly slow progress on the project is causing a lot of stress among the team members.

El exasperantemente lento progreso del proyecto está causando mucho estrés entre los miembros del equipo.

Real-world Examples

Even Americans with good insurance plans find dealing with their providers maddening.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And the worst, most maddening thing about it?

Source: Stephen King on Writing

" Well, isn't it obvious? " said Hermione, with a look of maddening superiority.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

This resignation is maddening! But we are men, and will make a struggle for our lives!

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 5

The cheating that went on during the campaign, the premature triggering of Article 50 and the thin preparations are maddening.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It was maddening to think that the hiding- place was on his very lips at the moment that he died.

Source: The Sign of the Four

Worrying means going around in maddening, futile circles.

Source: The virtues of human nature.

" God, how slow he is. Maddening" ! said Isabel.

Source: Blade (Part Two)

To mathematicians that came after Archimedes, however, it was maddening.

Source: Selected English short passages

What's so maddening to me, it was completely preventable.

Source: Sway

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