infuriating

American  

[in-fyoor-ee-ey-ting] / ɪnˈfyʊər iˌeɪ tɪŋ /

adjective

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

   His delay is infuriating.

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Other Word Forms

• infuriatingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of infuriating

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

Explanation

Use the adjective infuriating to describe something that makes you really, really angry. It's infuriating to see a little kid being bullied. When something makes you furious it's infuriating. You can use the word to talk about things that are truly offensive or outrageous — someone snatching your grandmother's purse, for example — or things that are merely aggravating or annoying. You might find it infuriating trying to parallel park on a busy street or waiting in line at the post office. The roots of infuriating can be traced all the way back to the Latin furere, which means "to rage" or "to be mad."

Example Sentences

The tactic is infuriating to opposition parties, and many viewers and listeners at home.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Telling your friend, “Oh, you’re so much better off; it’s miserable here,” might seem supportive, but it is actually tone-deaf and infuriating.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

This seems to only be infuriating the musicians further.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

I’m more likely to recommend the novel with the infuriating protagonist or body-horror themes, or the show about terrible people being terrible together.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025

It was infuriating to be told what to do by civilians.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

Related Words

• aggravating
• annoying
• exasperating
• frustrating
• troubling