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adjective

as in infuriating

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verb

present participle of enrage
as in angering
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 enraging
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 Unbearably painful and enraging for the one, surely pretty darn awkward for the other. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 All of which makes Animals’s failure that much more heartbreaking and enraging. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026 There’s a 10-minute monologue in the middle of the movie that few actors could pull off as compellingly, a rant that’s hilarious, enraging, triumphant, and resigned in equal measures. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026 This is where Najya’s story takes a heartbreaking and enraging turn. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 North Carolina and Bill Belichick got zero, no doubt enraging girlfriend Jordon Hudson. — Greg Cote august 2, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026 Before the agreement was announced, Israeli forces struck in Beirut, enraging Trump, who has publicly expressed his fury with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enraging
  1. infuriating
  2. angering
  3. upsetting
  4. annoying
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
  • 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
Definition of angering
Adjective
  • Don't delete conversations before documenting them, even if the experience is upsetting.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • According to Shuter, the situation at the rugby match was very confusing and upsetting for Harry.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 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

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“Enraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enraging. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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