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
He also said this, which might infuriate some fans and perhaps some owners outside Los Angeles: “This isn’t just about, let’s spend a lot of money.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
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
There was this pouty look on her face that made Rowan want to smile, but he didn’t because he knew that would infuriate her.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Assigning emotions or ethics to these AI agents is something that infuriates people who are sceptical of AI doom-mongering.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“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 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
Spain says it has returned to neighbouring Morocco 70,000 of the 72,000 migrants who entered Ceuta from July 30 in scenes that infuriated EU partners seeking a harder line on irregular immigration.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
England have both thrilled and infuriated under the pair with a playing style and approach to the game that has divided fans and pundits alike.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Davis, as Columbia’s general counsel, felt certain lines in the protest song were libelous and told the infuriated songwriter that it wouldn’t make it onto the record, he wrote in one of his two memoirs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Chris was just being Chris, but it infuriated me.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Readers found William so delightful—so infuriating, so crafty, so entertaining—that Crompton kept dreaming up escapades for him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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
Instead, all of the tedious, disappointing, ridiculous components fuse, creating a viewing experience that is occasionally infuriating in the moment, but leaves the mind the second the credits roll.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
“I just have to accept the reality of it. And to me, that is just one of the most infuriating parts of all of this.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
"Yeah, I should get back to infuriating the cast and crew with my tyrannical direction."
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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