infuriate

verb

in·fu·ri·ate | \ in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ˌāt

infuriated; infuriating

Definition of infuriate

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

: to make furious

infuriate

adjective

in·fu·ri·ate | \ in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ət

Definition of infuriate (Entry 2 of 2)

: furiously angry

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Other Words from infuriate

Verb

infuriatingly \ in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ˌā-tiŋ-lē

\ adverb

infuriation \ in-ˌfyu̇r-ē-ˈā-shən

\ noun

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: Verb

Instead Pemberton and Campbell charm Ellen and the audience, further infuriating Sheldon. — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, "The Big Bang Theory," 5 Apr. 2019 But where Napster infuriated the music and movie industries, Zennström and Friis hoped to cooperate with them. — Toivo Tänavsuu, Ars Technica, "“How can they be so good?”: The strange story of Skype," 3 Sep. 2018 Which is what made what happened next so incomprehensible, so infuriating. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "A Maddening Season Finale for The Handmaid’s Tale," 11 July 2018 This scheme for managing lottery winnings struck some people as enviable and others as infuriating. — Kelsey Piper, Vox, "What should you do if you win the lottery? Start a foundation.," 29 Oct. 2018 To give just one infuriating illustration, Twitter has until now failed to stem a torrent of fake accounts impersonating figures in and around the blockchain industry and trying to swindle users out of cryptocurrency. — David Z. Morris, Fortune, "Twitter’s Huge Purge of Fake Accounts Could Lead to Decline in User Numbers," 7 July 2018 From March to May, more than 50,000 migrants were apprehended each month, infuriating a president who campaigned on securing the border. — Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, "HHS secretary says Trump administration rushing to reunite migrant families separated at the border," 5 July 2018 What particularly infuriates Bronfman is the discrimination of the Israeli government against the Jews of the diaspora, like himself, whose religious observance is more relaxed. — Lisa Miller, Daily Intelligencer, "The Face of Birthright Israel Is Speaking Out Against the Prime Minister," 30 May 2018 While Sanders' unkempt hair is seen as a fun trademark, Hillary Clinton’s signature coif was enough to infuriate some people, like Martin Shekreli, whose comments on it got him thrown in jail. — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "Bernie Sanders' Sexism Problem," 27 Feb. 2019

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