infuriate
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Synonyms: Verb
anger, enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame), ire, mad, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil, steam up, tick off
Synonyms: Adjective
angered, angry, apoplectic, ballistic, cheesed off [chiefly British], choleric, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious, hopping, horn-mad, hot, incensed, indignant, inflamed (also enflamed), infuriated, irate, ireful, livid, mad, outraged, rabid, rankled, riled, riley, roiled, shirty [chiefly British], sore, steamed up, steaming, teed off, ticked, wrathful, wroth
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Examples of infuriate in a Sentence
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I was infuriated by his arrogance. the quarterback's stupid mistake infuriated the coachAdjective
Casanova made a hasty retreat from the woman's bedroom, with the infuriate husband in hot pursuit.
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Any inquiry looks set to infuriate leaders in the capital. — Nick Cumming-bruce, BostonGlobe.com, "UN Human Rights Council to investigate killings in Philippine drug war," 11 July 2019 De Blasio, who like Gillibrand is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, also wound up infuriating police reform advocates because of the department's yearslong wait to begin disciplinary proceedings against Pantaleo. — Michael R. Sisak, chicagotribune.com, "Judge recommends firing the NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner with chokehold in 2014," 2 Aug. 2019 That would further exacerbate relations between the British and Irish governments, and would infuriate nationalists in Northern Ireland, where anti-London sentiment is running high. — The Economist, "No-deal could lead to the resumption of direct rule in Northern Ireland," 1 Aug. 2019 This is paired with Rockaway’s sobering depictions of sexism in tech – the way her co-workers not only harass Mel but also belittle and discredit her abilities purely because of her gender is infuriating, and sadly, all too relatable. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "Hot Stuff: July romances offer 'knotty' self-discovery," 30 July 2019 Coats' departure comes days after Mueller's public testimony on his two-year investigation into Russian election interference and potential obstruction of justice by Trump, which officials said both emboldened and infuriated the president. — Author: Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, Deb Riechmann, Anchorage Daily News, "Trump says Dan Coats is out as national intelligence director," 29 July 2019 Coats’ departure comes days after Mueller’s public testimony on his two-year investigation into Russian election interference and potential obstruction of justice by Trump, which officials said both emboldened and infuriated the president. — Zeke Miller, Time, "President Trump Says Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats Is Resigning," 29 July 2019 Without feeling formally groundbreaking, all three have been illuminating and infuriating and capable of being consumed either in smaller episodic bites or giant binged gulps. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Who Killed Garrett Phillips?': TV Review," 22 July 2019 Everyone has their own wealth woes and sharing in someone else’s experience can either be comforting or infuriating. — Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com, "Money Diaries Is Coming To Canada! Here's How To Submit Yours," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'infuriate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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