angers

verb

Definition of angersnext
present tense third-person singular of anger
as in infuriates
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 angers All the spending on the national events angers one supervisor at a Florida airport. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 That angers Oswadeliz Nuñez, whose son Daniel Núñez remains missing after being deported. — Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 30 June 2026 In all, PayPal Park is allowed to host as many as 15 concerts a year, a number that delights some live music fans and angers those in the neighborhood who are concerned about the noise that these shows will generate. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 Becerra has received a lot of support from Big Oil, which also angers progressives but is also probably a good thing since California still needs a lot of oil. — Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 31 May 2026 Set in 1986, the story follows two brothers, Irwin and Gary Pearl, whose get-rich scheme to help clean up the Gowanus Canal ends in disaster after Irwin (Teller), a nebbish family man, angers Russian mobsters by unwittingly witnessing their criminal activity. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 May 2026 LaCava said the change seems like another city policy that angers many residents without major impact. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 What angers me is thinking about what could have been. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025 And nothing angers the Survivor gods more than reality TV hubris. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angers
  1. infuriates
  2. enrages
  3. annoys
  4. irritates
Verb
  • Georgia Supreme Court challenger Jen Jordan infuriates Republicans with a new fundraising email.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
  • To that end, Nate's extravagant wedding infuriates Naz, who thinks Nate has the ability to pay him back but is holding out on him.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of infuriates
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  • The ghostly character doesn't have a particularly significant role in the story, but is a constant nuisance in the tapestry of Hogwarts with antics that include throwing things, making messes, pulling pranks, and generally causing mischief that enrages caretaker Argus Filch.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
  • This is exactly the kind of mainstream Christian view that enrages Allie Beth Stuckey.
    — Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of enrages
Verb
  • Another potential ingredient in whether a company annoys customers is its business model.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 July 2026
  • That's Clearly Too Heavy This isn't just something that annoys flight attendants, but a potentially hazardous task for crew members.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Definition of annoys
Verb
  • If someone is in your life long enough, they’re bound to do something that irritates you—and you’re bound to do something that irritates them.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • Elsa’s inquisitive presence almost instantly irritates Amalia, as the latter refuses to simply acquiesce to her relentless quizzing.
    — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Definition of irritates

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