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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“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
While the “Michigan” used to infuriate opponents, it’s become tolerated and even celebrated.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
‘Still ... it must infuriate you. First you were dumped by a mortal princess -’ ‘Merope.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
“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
That infuriates the thousands who blocked streets in Jerusalem on Sunday evening.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024
Her ability to always use the fewest words infuriates me.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
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
But such exemptions have infuriated the ethanol lobby and created tensions within the refining industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Gold hissed, infuriated by this source’s lack of trade - craft training.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
But Demie made her something more, imbuing Maddy with a kind of gravity and depth that made her as infuriating to watch as she was exciting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
The infuriating design of LAX -- the main airport in America's second biggest city -- is almost legendary.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Both the film and the story are sad and brilliant and hilarious and infuriating, and the documentary moves with love and understanding and a deliberate and specific rhythm.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
Weaving in and out of traffic and careening along footpaths, they're an increasingly familiar sight, infuriating many locals.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
“I’ve got something to tell you,” Harry began, but they were interrupted by Fred and George, who had looked in to congratulate Ron on infuriating Percy again.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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