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madden.

To make angry.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmæd.(ə̯)n̩/
  1. To make angry.

    transitive
  2. To make insane; to inflame with passion.

    transitive
  3. To become furious.

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *moyth₂-éye-tider. Proto-Germanic *maidijanąder. Old English *mǣdan Old English ġemǣdan, ġemǣded Middle English mad Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-nom Proto-Indo-European *-onom Proto-Germanic *-aną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Old English -an Middle English -en Middle English madden English madden Inherited from Middle English madden. By surface analysis, mad + -en.

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