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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
David Goldman, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Following physical and emotional abuse, Lafferty became an anxious child who was constantly afraid of angering adults around her.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The new program, Train SMART, also risks angering a network of grassroots chapters and gun violence prevention volunteers at Everytown.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Dwight also declines that, angering Ray.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 21 Sep. 2025
Declaring bankruptcy allowed the church to freeze all of its pending lawsuits, angering victims’ attorneys who repeatedly have accused Bishop Michael Barber of trying to stall.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Russia stood back when Azerbaijan reclaimed control of Karabakh in the September 2023 offensive, angering Armenia, which has moved to shed Russian influence and turn westward.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Politicians, fearful of angering straphangers, postponed raising fares, even as the need for more revenues from riders just kept growing.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Ye is equally adept at angering the masses and marketing his products.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
Trump’s tariffs have backfired in numerous ways, including by angering US farmers – a key voting bloc – and creating a rare-earth shortage.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Following physical and emotional abuse, Lafferty became an anxious child who was constantly afraid of angering adults around her.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The new program, Train SMART, also risks angering a network of grassroots chapters and gun violence prevention volunteers at Everytown.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Dwight also declines that, angering Ray.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 21 Sep. 2025
Declaring bankruptcy allowed the church to freeze all of its pending lawsuits, angering victims’ attorneys who repeatedly have accused Bishop Michael Barber of trying to stall.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Russia stood back when Azerbaijan reclaimed control of Karabakh in the September 2023 offensive, angering Armenia, which has moved to shed Russian influence and turn westward.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Politicians, fearful of angering straphangers, postponed raising fares, even as the need for more revenues from riders just kept growing.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Ye is equally adept at angering the masses and marketing his products.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angering
Adjective
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In their heart-to-heart about Hal’s pluses and minuses, Kate doesn’t obscure any facts about Hal or even tiptoe around his most infuriating qualities.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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Below, see some of the most infuriating, heartbreaking and unforgettable love triangles to come across our televisions.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Seattle’s defense has made fans think of the glory days when the Legion of Boom was enraging offenses around the league in the early 2010s.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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As part of these reforms, the Royal Navy impounded dozens of merchant vessels for allegedly evading customs duties, enraging merchants as well as mariners, shipwrights, stevedores, and others in port cities whose livelihoods depended on foreign commerce.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rose Byrne is incredible in this gripping psychological drama, which might be the most upsetting horror movie of the year for any parents who relate to it.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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But perhaps ghosting—or being ghosted—doesn’t need to be so upsetting.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The dog keeps pulling the tablecloth off the table, there’s piss on the ground, and her husband Jackson, played by Robert Pattinson, is just there — annoying enough on its own.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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A lot of noise around the Chiefs The Chiefs have become a mainstay in NFL discourse by winning three Super Bowls in the Mahomes era, and annoying an endless list of fan bases with their ability to overcome the odds and rally for a late win at an unprecedented rate.—
Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That’s how troublesome Miami’s arsenal of weaponry has become.—
Omar Kelly
Updated October 31,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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After their heroic effort in Game 3 – six relievers held the Blue Jays scoreless for the final 11 innings of the 18-inning marathon – the Dodgers’ bullpen went back to their troublesome ways.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The buildings being vacated were apparently already 40% unoccupied, and a burdensome cost on center resources.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Large-scale developments also have become increasingly challenging to build due to burdensome regulations and high construction and labor costs.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Angering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angering. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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