be maddened

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You can dip into it anywhere and be maddened, confused or stirred.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2014

The other, who was blue-eyed and finer-featured, having gentle blood in his veins, seemed to be maddened by their talk, for he glared about him, gnashing his teeth like a wild beast in a cage.

From Pearl-Maiden by Haggard, Henry Rider

Cochrane is sure to be maddened by delays and difficulties of all kinds, and if so he will certainly speak out in a way that will ruffle their feelings greatly, and may bring on trouble.

From With Cochrane the Dauntless by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Why does a man have to be maddened by fools at such a time!

From The First Man by O'Neill, Eugene

Ah! never had Sarah been so beautiful as at this moment, when she seemed to be maddened by grief; never had her whole personal beauty exhaled such powerful, such irresistible charms.

From The Clique of Gold by Gaboriau, Émile