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adjective

as in infuriating

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verb

present participle of anger
as in enraging
to make angry it's virtually impossible to anger Mrs. Peterson—she's the most easygoing person I've ever known

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Recent Examples of angering
Verb
Data center demand began driving up electric bills last year across a 13-state electricity grid stretching from Illinois to New Jersey and Maryland, angering ratepayers. — Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Indeed, the survey showed that use of the horn is the most common action when drivers consider another driver to be annoying or angering them. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026 Raising taxes and reducing government spending are part of a potential solution, but those would be politically unpopular decisions that could risk further angering an already livid public. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 South Korea has accused Ukraine of violating a nondisclosure agreement, but Ukraine denies the countries reached such a deal, further angering Seoul. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 The widespread use of arrests, tear gas and riot-control weapons against teenagers is fueling defiance and angering some parents and teachers. — Nicolas Garriga, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 Spain is hard-hit due to small rental market The housing crunch has been simmering for years in Spain, eating into household budgets and angering voters. — Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026 After a gig in Brighton, England in December 1981, the Kinks singer smashed a glass against the wall backstage, angering Honeyman-Scott, who wound up punching Davies as a fight ensued. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 Rebecca regrets angering Matthijs (Matteo van der Grijn) after putting his daughter in the middle of a heated discussion around the possibility of Matthijs moving to London. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angering
  1. infuriating
  2. enraging
  3. displeasing
  4. outraging
  5. upsetting
  6. annoying
  7. troublesome
  8. burdensome
Adjective
  • There is nothing more infuriating than coming home from work or driving to an event like a game or a concert and seeing nothing but brake lights ahead.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The episode is unfortunately timely, amid the infuriating story of the Cornell 7, the name coined online for the seven male students at Cornell University who are accused of drugging and gang raping a female classmate in October 2024.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of infuriating
Verb
  • However, the company gave no notice to local astronomers, further enraging them.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The administration removed hundreds of trees from the East Potomac Golf Links over the weekend, enraging the judge.
    — Julia Boehning, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of enraging
Adjective
  • While certain oils work well together (like lemon and tea tree, sweet orange and cinnamon, peppermint and rosemary), aim to mix only two to three oils when blending to avoid a displeasing or overpowering fragrance.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2025
Definition of displeasing
Verb
  • Its construction required detonating explosives in the national monument, blasting apart an area called Monument Hill and outraging tribal leaders.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Hitlerite hordes are murdering and outraging the peaceful inhabitants of our country, having no mercy on women, children or old people.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of outraging
Adjective
  • Maxxing’s upsetting genesis, though, is easily traceable—and anyone who’s online enough to use it is also probably well-informed enough to know better.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Working with Israeli journalist David Sheen, the filmmakers seek to track down the suspects, and in one upsetting sequence, Sheen goes undercover in Israel, wearing glasses with a hidden camera to meet Fuchs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of upsetting
Verb
  • That unexpected fandom has grown over the past two years, with unlikely converts taking to the internet’s alleyways to spread the good word—and, in the process, annoying the doubters.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Kids in all three countries loved learning dances from TikTok and annoying their siblings.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of annoying
Adjective
  • Subpoenas, document demands and other investigative tools can be just as troublesome — if not more — as adverse legislation or regulation.
    — Adonis Hoffman, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In a potentially troublesome sign for the future, analysts have noted that while tech earnings remain strong, many of their potential clients are struggling, with borrowing weak and non-AI investment falling.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of troublesome
Adjective
  • As such, burdensome trade practices perpetuated by governments both at home and abroad must be recognized and rectified to ensure the health of the sector, according to the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA).
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The work requirements are expected to strip coverage from millions of people — not for lack of employment, but due to burdensome paperwork and other red tape.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of burdensome

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