He has a maddening habit of interrupting other people.
She shows a maddening inability to control her children.
Recent Examples on the WebThe Kings have lost a number of games this season due to their maddening tendency to play down to the level of competition against shorthanded opponents.—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024 What swing voters remember To many Democrats, the idea of Trump as a candidate of stability is maddening.—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024 The twists and turns were gut-wrenching, thrilling and perhaps even maddening, to say the least, but Serra ultimately survived after 80 minutes of regulation, 20 minutes of overtime and five rounds of penalty kicks.—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2024 And the maddening thing about it is that the White House is allowing all this.—Liz Cheney, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2024 In her debut novel, Zaher draws a Venn diagram of the glamorously neurotic and the politically oppressed, then sets her protagonist spinning in that maddening little overlap.—Vulture, 2 Jan. 2024 Their desire for his affection seemed to stretch past romance toward some platonic ideal, an all-consuming friendship with a maddening hold.—Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024 For now, though, China is doing a surprisingly nimble job of keeping FX traders guessing in maddening ways.—William Pesek, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 Google Maps can be amazing — and often maddening — for driving directions.—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
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