in·fu·ri·ate
in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ət 
: furiously angry
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.
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Eric Cortellessa, Time, 8 July 2025
But his veto of an affordable housing bill that had been drafted largely to his specifications infuriated lawmakers.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Trump left Washington in January 2021 infuriated with Netanyahu, bitter that the Israeli leader had backed out of a planned joint operation to assassinate an Iranian general and had congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 8 July 2025
But his veto of an affordable housing bill that had been drafted largely to his specifications infuriated lawmakers.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
Adjective
Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Infuriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infuriate. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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