infuriating

American  

[in-fyoor-ee-ey-ting] / ɪnˈfyʊər iˌeɪ tɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing or tending to cause anger or outrage; maddening.

   His delay is infuriating.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• infuriatingly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of infuriating

First recorded in 1880–85; infuriat(e) + -ing ²

Explanation

Use the adjective infuriating to describe something that makes you really, really angry. It's infuriating to see a little kid being bullied. When something makes you furious it's infuriating. You can use the word to talk about things that are truly offensive or outrageous — someone snatching your grandmother's purse, for example — or things that are merely aggravating or annoying. You might find it infuriating trying to parallel park on a busy street or waiting in line at the post office. The roots of infuriating can be traced all the way back to the Latin furere, which means "to rage" or "to be mad."

Example Sentences

“It’s exploitative and frankly disrespectful and infuriating that that is kind of a last-ditch effort to suggest to my community ... that they’ve been wrong the whole time,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The infuriating design of LAX -- the main airport in America's second biggest city -- is almost legendary.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The tactic is infuriating to opposition parties, and many viewers and listeners at home.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

And though she feared retaliation from the Sacklers — who have all the money in the world to not only pursue retribution but bury their misdeeds — the cause was too important, and too infuriating.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Nothing could have been more infuriating than a reminder of how close Matt and Maria had become—so close that Matt had demanded a kiss from her in front of everyone at El Patron’s birthday party.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Related Words

• aggravating
• annoying
• exasperating
• frustrating
• troubling