infuriating

[in-fyoor-ee-ey-ting]

adjective

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

   His delay is infuriating.

Other Word Forms

• infuriatingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of infuriating¹

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

Example Sentences

It is unclear how the hostages will be released this time - on previous occasions Hamas paraded them in public, infuriating Israel and many of its Western allies.

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The bad news is you have reverted to whatever method of conflict resolution you learned growing up, but the good news is these problems, while aggravating and infuriating, are not uncommon.

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A column that explores the most confusing, infuriating and confounding systems, appliances and aspects of your home.

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“That is infuriating, and it’s the perfect example of a tone deaf, dismissive approach that our leaders always seem to take.”

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"Pregnancy is one of the hardest things a woman is ever going to do ... so to be told to tough it out is infuriating," she said.

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Related Words

• aggravating 
• annoying 
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