as in to infuriate
to make angry
the fact that the auto garage bungled the repair and then overcharged him simply enraged the customer
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Recent Examples of enrage
These Minneapolis people were enraged in 2020.
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Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
Jensen’s father, David Jensen, was enraged by McIntyre’s not guilty plea.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026
But the decision to leave Robertson at home is a puzzling one that has enraged both Stars fans and hockey fans across the country.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Most of us are simply not used to being this frequently upset, enraged, infuriated, or just plain disgusted by public occurrences.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
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Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
Jensen’s father, David Jensen, was enraged by McIntyre’s not guilty plea.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026
But the decision to leave Robertson at home is a puzzling one that has enraged both Stars fans and hockey fans across the country.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Most of us are simply not used to being this frequently upset, enraged, infuriated, or just plain disgusted by public occurrences.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enrage
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Raman’s entry into the race, hours before the filing deadline, shocked the city’s political elite and infuriated the mayor’s supporters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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The dampening atmospherics and massive right field infuriated sluggers such as Barry Bonds, Jeff Bagwell and Albert Pujols.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2026
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But every time Trump takes to social media, angered by drug trafficking – or drone incursions, Sheinbaum Pardo has deftly reminded him of their working partnership, Jacobson said.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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In one of those realities (the actual one most of us are living in), a growing number of people across the political spectrum are angered, terrified and disgusted by actions being taken in their names by people and agencies which seem to have little or no accountability.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Rosebush Pruning, by contrast, feels designed to annoy us and push us away.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2026
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In this short 4-minute video from CoComelon, baby JJ does a number of things that may hurt or annoy someone near him, including sitting on his sister’s painting and slurping loudly on his juice.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Enrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enrage. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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