- madden⇄madden, transitive verb.
1. to make very angry or excited; irritate greatly.
Ex. The crowd was maddened by the umpire's decision.
(SYN) enrage, infuriate.
2. to make crazy.
Ex. The shipwrecked sailors were nearly maddened b - madden⇄v.i. to become crazy; act crazy.
Ex. All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out ... They rave, recite, and madden round the land (Alexander Pope).