Driven to madness; made furious, crazy, or enraged.
From 'be-' (prefix meaning 'to cause to be') + 'maddened' (made mad). The base 'mad' comes from Old English 'gemæded,' originally meaning 'injured' or 'damaged,' later evolving to mean 'insane.'
The 'be-' prefix is a generator of verbs in English—it transforms nouns and adjectives into action words. 'Bemaddened' captures that moment when someone goes from upset to uncontrollably furious, like a switch has flipped in their brain.
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