infuriate
1 of 2verb
in·fu·ri·ate in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ˌāt 
infuriated; infuriating
transitive verb
: to make furious
infuriation
in-ˌfyu̇r-ē-ˈā-shən
noun infuriate
2 of 2adjective
in·fu·ri·ate in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ət
: furiously angry
Synonyms
Verb
- anger
- enrage
- incense
- inflame
- enflame
- ire
- mad
- madden
- outrage
- rankle
- rile
- roil
- steam up
- tick off
Adjective
- angered
- angry
- apoplectic
- ballistic
- cheesed off [chiefly British]
- choleric
- enraged
- foaming
- fuming
- furious
- hopping
- horn-mad
- hot
- incensed
- indignant
- inflamed
- enflamed
- infuriated
- irate
- ireful
- livid
- mad
- outraged
- rabid
- rankled
- riled
- riley
- roiled
- shirty [chiefly British]
- sore
- steamed up
- steaming
- teed off
- ticked
- wrathful
- wroth
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Example Sentences
Verb I was infuriated by his arrogance. the quarterback's stupid mistake infuriated the coach Adjective Casanova made a hasty retreat from the woman's bedroom, with the infuriate husband in hot pursuit.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 As someone who suffers from anxiety, few phrases infuriate me more than 'try not to think about it'. Kushie Amin, refinery29.com, 17 May 2022 Of course a formal referral will infuriate Trumpists. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 11 Apr. 2022 Their views infuriate many prosecutors, plaintiff lawyers, medical experts and relatives of the dead, who accuse them of slanting science, ignoring inconvenient facts and dangerously emboldening police officers to act aggressively. New York Times, 26 Dec. 2021 Then Dickinson swished a beauty from the top of the key to infuriate the insult-spewing fans one more time. Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2022 My guess is there’s something here that’ll interest, entertain, or infuriate you. Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2021 After Buffalo's Jerry Hughes, who also is from Houston and starred at Fort Bend Austin High School, tried to drag Brady backwards, Oliver stepped over the Buccaneers quarterback, which seemed to infuriate Brady. Matt Young, Chron, 12 Dec. 2021 Imposing sanctions will infuriate India, a key U.S. partner in the emerging Indo-Pacific strategy. Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2021 See More
Verb
The idea that justice is often best served by being withheld is a very French one, almost designed to infuriate Americans, who wonder at the lack of indignation about this collaborator or that philandering cabinet minister. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 As someone who suffers from anxiety, few phrases infuriate me more than 'try not to think about it'. Kushie Amin, refinery29.com, 17 May 2022 Of course a formal referral will infuriate Trumpists. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 11 Apr. 2022 Their views infuriate many prosecutors, plaintiff lawyers, medical experts and relatives of the dead, who accuse them of slanting science, ignoring inconvenient facts and dangerously emboldening police officers to act aggressively. New York Times, 26 Dec. 2021 Then Dickinson swished a beauty from the top of the key to infuriate the insult-spewing fans one more time. Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2022 My guess is there’s something here that’ll interest, entertain, or infuriate you. Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2021 After Buffalo's Jerry Hughes, who also is from Houston and starred at Fort Bend Austin High School, tried to drag Brady backwards, Oliver stepped over the Buccaneers quarterback, which seemed to infuriate Brady. Matt Young, Chron, 12 Dec. 2021 Imposing sanctions will infuriate India, a key U.S. partner in the emerging Indo-Pacific strategy. Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Medieval Latin infuriatus, past participle of infuriare, from Latin in- + furia fury
First Known Use
Verb
1667, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1667, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
infuriate
verb
in·fu·ri·ate in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ˌāt
infuriated; infuriating
: to make furious : enrage
infuriation
noun
as in indignation
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- indignation
- outrage
- fury
- ire
- aggravation
- animosity
- rage
- hostility
- wrath
- antagonism
- antipathy
- disillusionment
- furor
- spleen
- disenchantment
- rancor
- incensing
- bitterness
- jaundice
- antagonism
- alienation
- divorce
- embitterment
- disaffection
- breakup
- rupture
- split
- rift
- schism
- disgruntlement
- estrangement
- breach
- separation
- souring
- envenoming
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reconciliation
- reconcilement
- endearment
- ingratiation
- conciliation
- pacification
- appeasement
- mollification
- propitiation