in·fu·ri·ate
in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ət 
: furiously angry
Synonyms
Verb
Adjective
- angered
- angry
- apoplectic
- ballistic
- cheesed off [chiefly British]
- choleric
- enraged
- foaming
- fuming
- furious
- hopping
- horn-mad
- hot
- incensed
- indignant
- inflamed
- enflamed
- infuriated
- irate
- ireful
- livid
- mad
- outraged
- rabid
- rankled
- riled
- riley
- roiled
- shirty [chiefly British]
- sore
- steamed up
- steaming
- teed off
- ticked
- wrathful
- wroth
Examples of infuriate in a Sentence
Verb
I was infuriated by his arrogance.
the quarterback's stupid mistake infuriated the coach
Adjective
Casanova made a hasty retreat from the woman's bedroom, with the infuriate husband in hot pursuit.
Recent Examples on the Web
Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
Kingsbury, who had never read the Bible, found Russell infuriating.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The whiplash shifts in a largely siloed organization demoralized and infuriated employees.
—Kenrick Cai, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
His death at age 58, only weeks after he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, stunned and infuriated his family.
—Arthur Allen | Kff Health News, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
In this infuriating investigation, Heather Vogell reveals how the US government has worked with billion-dollar corporations over the decades to thwart efforts from 17 jurisdictions around the world, many of them developing countries, to restrict formula marketing.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Mar. 2024
Here, Hondo begins a large-scale recapitulation, in a handful of scenes, of the grimly infuriating history of French colonialism from the seventeenth century to the twentieth, and of a reliance on slave labor that lasted in the Caribbean colonies until the mid-nineteenth century.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
They were infuriated that tech companies, abiding by federal law, effectively give kids online emancipation from their parents at the arbitrary and absurdly young age of thirteen and, even then, barely bother with age verification.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
Their separation has infuriated fans and followers.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
The movie should fascinate viewers interested in Native American history and culture, and infuriate fans who still cherish their Washington football or Cleveland baseball team paraphernalia.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
He also would be employed on the interior, where his quickness and ability to squeeze through gaps would frustrate centers and guards and infuriate quarterbacks.
—Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
Few things about the American health care system infuriate patients and doctors more than prior authorization, a common tool whose use by insurers has exploded in recent years.
—Lauren Sausser, CNN, 10 Mar. 2023
The smash hits of 2021, shaped by postlockdown social-distancing constraints, will take us to places and times that enhance our safety, yet continuously delight, or infuriate, through their connections to other players.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2021
Verb
That was all sorts of heartbreaking and infuriating.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
Kingsbury, who had never read the Bible, found Russell infuriating.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The whiplash shifts in a largely siloed organization demoralized and infuriated employees.
—Kenrick Cai, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
His death at age 58, only weeks after he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, stunned and infuriated his family.
—Arthur Allen | Kff Health News, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
In this infuriating investigation, Heather Vogell reveals how the US government has worked with billion-dollar corporations over the decades to thwart efforts from 17 jurisdictions around the world, many of them developing countries, to restrict formula marketing.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Mar. 2024
Here, Hondo begins a large-scale recapitulation, in a handful of scenes, of the grimly infuriating history of French colonialism from the seventeenth century to the twentieth, and of a reliance on slave labor that lasted in the Caribbean colonies until the mid-nineteenth century.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
They were infuriated that tech companies, abiding by federal law, effectively give kids online emancipation from their parents at the arbitrary and absurdly young age of thirteen and, even then, barely bother with age verification.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
Their separation has infuriated fans and followers.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Adjective
These reflections—framed around a third death, which Francine does nothing to avert—will either thrill or infuriate, depending on the reader.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
The movie should fascinate viewers interested in Native American history and culture, and infuriate fans who still cherish their Washington football or Cleveland baseball team paraphernalia.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
He also would be employed on the interior, where his quickness and ability to squeeze through gaps would frustrate centers and guards and infuriate quarterbacks.
—Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
Few things about the American health care system infuriate patients and doctors more than prior authorization, a common tool whose use by insurers has exploded in recent years.
—Lauren Sausser, CNN, 10 Mar. 2023
The smash hits of 2021, shaped by postlockdown social-distancing constraints, will take us to places and times that enhance our safety, yet continuously delight, or infuriate, through their connections to other players.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2021
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“Infuriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infuriate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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