enrage

American

[en-reyj] / ɛnˈreɪdʒ /

verb (used with object)

enraged, enraging

to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate.

His supercilious attitude enraged me.

Synonyms:

madden , inflame , anger

Antonyms:

pacify , appease

enrage British

/ ɪnˈreɪdʒɪdlɪ, ɪnˈreɪdʒ /

verb

(tr) to provoke to fury; put into a rage; anger

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Related Words

Enrage, incense, infuriate imply stirring to violent anger. To enrage or to infuriate is to provoke wrath: They enrage ( infuriate ) him by their deliberate and continual injustice. To incense is to inflame with indignation or anger: to incense a person by making insulting remarks.

Other Word Forms

enraged adjective
enragedly adverb
enragement noun

Etymology

Origin of enrage

First recorded in 1490–1500; from Middle French enrager, en- ¹, rage

Example Sentences

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Keeping him could further enrage opponents and even members of his own party in Parliament, known as the Rada.

From The Wall Street Journal

With Kiffin’s reputation at rock-bottom, he received a job offer from another coach with a history of bailing on jobs and enraging the fans he left behind.

From The Wall Street Journal

Also, and this is important, there is so much for menopausal women to be enraged about, as JD Vance so generously reminds us.

From Salon

After being enraged by their disallowed goal at Manchester City before the international break, Liverpool got stung again by the confusing subjective offside law.

From BBC

There was hardly a second when I wasn’t enraged at someone or something.

From Salon

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