in·fu·ri·ate
in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ət 
: furiously angry
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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Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
And what answers can Howe belatedly unearth to arrest Newcastle’s infuriating inconsistency?
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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
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Verb
On Saturday, Hamas filmed two hostages who were forced to watch the release of others, turning to a camera and begging to be released, in yet another public spectacle that infuriated Israel.
—Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
And what answers can Howe belatedly unearth to arrest Newcastle’s infuriating inconsistency?
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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
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“Infuriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infuriate. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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