in·fu·ri·ate
in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ət 
: furiously angry
Synonyms
Verb
Adjective
- angered
- angry
- apoplectic
- ballistic
- cheesed off [chiefly British]
- choleric
- enraged
- foaming
- fuming
- furious
- hopping
- horn-mad
- hot
- incensed
- indignant
- inflamed
- enflamed
- infuriated
- irate
- ireful
- livid
- mad
- outraged
- rabid
- rankled
- riled
- riley
- roiled
- shirty [chiefly British]
- sore
- steamed up
- steaming
- teed off
- ticked
- wrathful
- wroth
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
Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
McCormick’s ruling infuriated Musk, who in January immediately moved to ask shareholders to vote on changing the state where the company is incorporated from Delaware to Texas.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Yellen and other administration officials have tried stabilizing relations with China in recent months, and a sudden blow to energy production could infuriate Beijing.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
This is a wildly entertaining — if also heart-stopping and occasionally infuriating — expansion franchise in the National Women’s Soccer League.
Ahead or behind, early or late, Bay FC is going for it.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
Watching the police hold a press conference to paint Huskins and Quinn as Gone Girl hucksters will infuriate you, especially when the media spreads the false narrative with glee.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2024
Their separation has infuriated followers As of Wednesday, the petition had attracted more than 15,000 signatures.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
When Liu had asked him to pay the $2,000 debt, Chen had become infuriated and began to terrorize Liu and his wife with threatening phone calls and texts showing photos of guns.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
That was all sorts of heartbreaking and infuriating.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
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
Verb
His decision to advance the package infuriated the ultraconservatives in his conference who accused Mr. Johnson of reneging on his promise not to allow a vote on foreign aid without first securing sweeping policy concessions on the southern border.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
McCormick’s ruling infuriated Musk, who in January immediately moved to ask shareholders to vote on changing the state where the company is incorporated from Delaware to Texas.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Yellen and other administration officials have tried stabilizing relations with China in recent months, and a sudden blow to energy production could infuriate Beijing.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
This is a wildly entertaining — if also heart-stopping and occasionally infuriating — expansion franchise in the National Women’s Soccer League.
Ahead or behind, early or late, Bay FC is going for it.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
Watching the police hold a press conference to paint Huskins and Quinn as Gone Girl hucksters will infuriate you, especially when the media spreads the false narrative with glee.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2024
Their separation has infuriated followers As of Wednesday, the petition had attracted more than 15,000 signatures.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
When Liu had asked him to pay the $2,000 debt, Chen had become infuriated and began to terrorize Liu and his wife with threatening phone calls and texts showing photos of guns.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
That was all sorts of heartbreaking and infuriating.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 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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“Infuriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infuriate. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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