in·fu·ri·ate
in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ət 
: furiously angry
Synonyms
Verb
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
Examples of infuriate in a Sentence
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.
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
The fact that there's not enough being done to protect artists when they are exposed to the world infuriates me.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
These reflections—framed around a third death, which Francine does nothing to avert—will either thrill or infuriate, depending on the reader.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
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Verb
His policy proposals, including banning travel from several Muslim-majority countries in 2017, infuriated the Democratic base, leading to Democratic successes in 2017 and 2018.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
The fact that there's not enough being done to protect artists when they are exposed to the world infuriates me.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Adjective
The two initiatives appeared to both panic and infuriate Kagame, who viewed them as part of a joint attempt by Tshisekedi and Museveni to sideline him economically and strategically.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
These reflections—framed around a third death, which Francine does nothing to avert—will either thrill or infuriate, depending on the reader.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
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“Infuriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infuriate. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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