infuriate

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verb

in·​fu·​ri·​ate in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ˌāt How to pronounce infuriate (audio)
infuriated; infuriating

transitive verb

: to make furious
infuriation noun

infuriate

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adjective

in·​fu·​ri·​ate in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ət How to pronounce infuriate (audio)
: furiously angry

Examples of infuriate in a Sentence

Verb I was infuriated by his arrogance. the quarterback's stupid mistake infuriated the coach Adjective Casanova made a hasty retreat from the woman's bedroom, with the infuriate husband in hot pursuit.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The allegations infuriated politicians in the region, leaving the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, to try to salvage relations. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024 The move infuriated city Republicans, who wanted Ortiz replaced with an ideological equal. Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024 When Solzhenitsyn visited the United States in the 1970s (having been kicked out of the Soviet Union), Kissinger infuriated conservatives by advising President Gerald Ford not to meet with him. Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024 Today's shooting is heartbreaking, horrifying, infuriating. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024 The news reports infuriated a group representing relatives of the Israeli hostages, the Hostage and Missing Families Forum, which has been pressing Mr. Netanyahu to do more to secure the release of the captives. Michael Levenson, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024 Democrats, infuriated, walked out as gun-control advocates seated in the gallery yelled in protest. Dakin Andone, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024 They were especially infuriated by how Kissinger approached the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, which began in November 1969 and paved the way for the first major U.S.-Soviet arms control agreement. Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024 They were infuriated when Netanyahu pulled Israel’s team out of cease-fire negotiations in Cairo on Wednesday. Heidi Levine, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
Adjective
These reflections—framed around a third death, which Francine does nothing to avert—will either thrill or infuriate, depending on the reader. Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022 The movie should fascinate viewers interested in Native American history and culture, and infuriate fans who still cherish their Washington football or Cleveland baseball team paraphernalia. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023 He also would be employed on the interior, where his quickness and ability to squeeze through gaps would frustrate centers and guards and infuriate quarterbacks. Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023 Few things about the American health care system infuriate patients and doctors more than prior authorization, a common tool whose use by insurers has exploded in recent years. Lauren Sausser, CNN, 10 Mar. 2023 The smash hits of 2021, shaped by postlockdown social-distancing constraints, will take us to places and times that enhance our safety, yet continuously delight, or infuriate, through their connections to other players. IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2021

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

Medieval Latin infuriatus, past participle of infuriare, from Latin in- + furia fury

First Known Use

Verb

1667, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1667, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of infuriate was in 1667

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Cite this Entry

“Infuriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infuriate. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

infuriate

verb
in·​fu·​ri·​ate
in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ˌāt
infuriated; infuriating
: to make furious : enrage
infuriatingly
-ˌāt-iŋ-lē
adverb
infuriation
-ˌfyu̇r-ē-ˈā-shən
noun

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