infuriate
/in'fjuərieit/
Definition
- Verb:
- To make someone extremely angry; to fill with intense fury or rage.
Usage
- Verb: The word "infuriate" is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object. It describes the action of causing someone to become furiously angry. It often implies a strong, sometimes uncontrollable, emotional reaction.
Examples
- Verb:
- His constant interruptions during the meeting infuriated his colleagues.
- The unfair decision infuriated the entire community.
- It infuriates me when people are deliberately rude.
Advanced Usage
- "to be infuriated by/at something": This common passive construction describes the state of being made extremely angry by a specific cause.
- She was infuriated by the lack of progress.
- The fans were infuriated at the referee's call.
Variants and Related Words
- Infuriating (adj.): Causing intense anger; extremely annoying.
- His infuriating habit of arriving late drove everyone crazy.
- Infuriation (n.): The state or feeling of being infuriated. (Note: This noun is less common than the adjective or verb forms).
Synonyms
- Enrage: To make very angry.
- Irate: Very angry (an adjective describing the state, not the cause).
- Incense: To make very angry, often with a sense of indignation.
Antonyms
- Pacify: To soothe anger or agitation.
- Placate: To make someone less angry or hostile.
- Calm: To make someone tranquil and quiet.
Phrasal Verbs / Related Constructions
- Infuriate someone into doing something: To anger someone so much that they are driven to a particular action.
- The scandal infuriated the public into demanding immediate reforms.
Verb
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make furious
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