infuriate

[in-fyoor-ee-eyt, in-fyoor-ee-it]

verb (used with object)

infuriated, infuriating 

1. to make furious; enrage.

   Synonyms: anger

adjective

1. Archaic.,  infuriated.

infuriate

verb

1. (tr) to anger; annoy

adjective

1. archaic,  furious; infuriated

Other Word Forms

• infuriately adverb
• infuriation noun
• uninfuriated adjective
• infuriatingly adverb
• infuriating adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of infuriate¹

First recorded in 1660–70; from Medieval Latin infuriātus, past participle of infuriāre “to madden, enrage.” See in- ², fury, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of infuriate¹

C17: from Medieval Latin infuriāre (vb); see _in- ², _fury

Synonym Study

See enrage.

Example Sentences

The suspension infuriated Caracas, which issued the carriers with a 48-hour ultimatum on Monday to resume flights or be banned from Venezuela, which they ignored.

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At one point, Robinhood temporarily restricted trading of such “meme stocks,” infuriating users who said they lost money.

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Next, it was Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who was infuriated by her remark that Japan would likely get sucked into a war if China made a move on Taiwan.

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Caving on the ACA subsidies would have infuriated his Democratic base — and could have even netted him a primary challenger from the left.

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“How infuriating!” she cried to no one in particular.

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Related Words

• aggravate 
• anger 
• enrage 
• exasperate 
• incense 
• irritate 
• provoke 
• rile