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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That's done little but to further infuriate many in Pakistan's authorities.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
“He could infuriate you in such wonderful ways,” Ms. Serpell quotes her subject remarking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
“I think this is only going to infuriate people, to be honest,” Brown said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 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
On top of everything else, I had apparently managed to infuriate Master Elodin to such an extent that he had thrown me off the roof of the Crockery.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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
But the situation is “out of control,” and that infuriates her because families who live in small apartments with no outdoor space have been frightened away from their park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2024
But although my victory was complete and the man was ruined, and six years have passed, the thought of him still infuriates me.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
The tactic infuriated families whose kids had already accepted offers and received smaller packages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Pirro said a botched renovation, not vandalism, was responsible for the reflecting pool’s problems—and infuriated Trump by dropping the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
That infuriated Angels fans, of course, since their team has baseball’s longest playoff drought — 12 years, counting this one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Dodgers player Hernandez -- who said during last summer's crackdown he was "saddened and infuriated by what's happening" -- conspicuously did not attend.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
He never seemed to understand where he was, and his confusion infuriated him.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
“Try to relax. We’re here to help” is this culture’s infuriating motto.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
After the crash, a fundraising drive allowed him to post bail and be released pending trial, infuriating the Carter family.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 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
The sound of his triumphant laugh is infuriating, and carelessly, I go for an undercut that he immediately blocks.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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