infuriate
Americanverb (used with object)
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infuriates,
present (3rd person singular)
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infuriated,
past participle, past
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infuriating
present participle
adjective
verb
adjective
Synonym Usage
See enrage.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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infuriationnoun
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infuriatingadjective
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uninfuriatedadjective
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infuriatelyadverb
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infuriatinglyadverb
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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infuriatesimple
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infuriatessimple
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have infuriatedperfect
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has infuriatedperfect
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am infuriatingprogressive
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are infuriatingprogressive
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is infuriatingprogressive
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have been infuriatingperfect progressive
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has been infuriatingperfect progressive
Past
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infuriatedsimple
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had infuriatedperfect
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was infuriatingprogressive
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were infuriatingprogressive
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had been infuriatingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of infuriate
First recorded in 1660–70; from Medieval Latin infuriātus, past participle of infuriāre “to madden, enrage.” See in- 2, fury, -ate 1
Explanation
Different things infuriate different people: whatever makes you angry, mad, or ticked off infuriates you. Fury is a word for "anger" that should help with this word: to infuriate is to fill someone with fury, i.e., anger. Unless you're new to the planet, you've probably noticed many things that are infuriating: people talking too loudly on their phones, the cancellation of your favorite TV show, stepping in a puddle, someone stealing from you, stubbing your toe. These annoying events could infuriate anyone. Sometimes you might infuriate someone else by accident. Like it or not, we all infuriate someone sometime.
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Example Sentences
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A prime minister's job is to make choices bound to infuriate one group or another and frankly, there is concern that Burnham might find that hard.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
“He could infuriate you in such wonderful ways,” Ms. Serpell quotes her subject remarking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
But the delays infuriate U.S. farmers, who say that without regular water deliveries, they are losing their way of life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
For example, if you start calling a loved one on your commute home to work, the time spent in traffic that used to infuriate you may instead become a source of joy.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025
Steve Munger, Chapter Eleven’s best friend, used to infuriate my father with philosophical arguments.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
“It infuriates her. It doesn’t make me mad. I feel very fortunate that I can make time during the day and do these things.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
He first alarms Dickens by attempting to kiss him and then infuriates him by harvesting geraniums from the garden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
The thing that infuriates me most is he is trying to leave on a free and Liverpool get nothing in return.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025
The character’s refusal to censor himself infuriates the authorities, who want to suppress free speech, knowing that freedom of expression can only lead to freedom of thought, a potent danger for autocrats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
Her ability to always use the fewest words infuriates me.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
For the infuriated viewers who balk at the higher fee, the episodes eventually trickle in, but later than expected or even promised.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
When former President Barack Obama once compared Putin’s slouch and body language to “the bored kid in the back of the classroom,” the comment infuriated him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
This infuriated No 10 and the Treasury which had believed the SDR commitments could be fully funded by existing budgets.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
He also infuriated colleagues in the coalition government, the British press reported, proposing a stream of unconventional ideas: scrapping maternity leave, abolishing job centers, even buying cloud-bursting technology so Britain would have more sunshine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Citra knew from the moment Rowan made his first kick what he was up to, and it infuriated her.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
"It's infuriating," said Fillol, who has slept at the protest camp, fighting back tears as she discussed the legislative defeat.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Our critic called Cristian Mungiu’s drama, which won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, “a spellbinding, infuriating tale.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The Aussie breakdancer who went viral in 2024 for her cringingly bad performance at the Summer Olympics in Paris is the subject of an infuriating new Netflix documentary about the whole ordeal.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
Others will undoubtedly find it infuriating, proof of a rapidly eroding culture in which art can be defined as good simply because someone likes it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It was infuriating to be told what to do by civilians.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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