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infuriate

[in-fyoor-ee-eyt, in-fyoor-ee-it] / ɪnˈfjʊər iˌeɪt, ɪnˈfjʊər i ɪt /


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Both sides are not comfortable talking about a supposed break clause in Shankland's Hearts contract that would allow him to leave for nothing, a scenario that would, no doubt, infuriate Hearts fans even further.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

“He could infuriate you in such wonderful ways,” Ms. Serpell quotes her subject remarking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

Her dad, she writes, would infuriate her mother by refusing to use “the torque fork.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025

For example, if you start calling a loved one on your commute home to work, the time spent in traffic that used to infuriate you may instead become a source of joy.

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025

I don’t know why I let what Connor said infuriate me so badly.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

"It just infuriates me that if we hadn't kept fighting we would never have known about all those other injuries," Michael said.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

“It infuriates her. It doesn’t make me mad. I feel very fortunate that I can make time during the day and do these things.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

He first alarms Dickens by attempting to kiss him and then infuriates him by harvesting geraniums from the garden.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

The character’s refusal to censor himself infuriates the authorities, who want to suppress free speech, knowing that freedom of expression can only lead to freedom of thought, a potent danger for autocrats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024

Her ability to always use the fewest words infuriates me.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Spain says it has returned to neighbouring Morocco 70,000 of the 72,000 migrants who entered Ceuta from July 30 in scenes that infuriated EU partners seeking a harder line on irregular immigration.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

That infuriated Angels fans, of course, since their team has baseball’s longest playoff drought — 12 years, counting this one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

When former President Barack Obama once compared Putin’s slouch and body language to “the bored kid in the back of the classroom,” the comment infuriated him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

This infuriated No 10 and the Treasury which had believed the SDR commitments could be fully funded by existing budgets.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

It was not the thought of the power that Vincent had over him that infuriated him, but the recklessness with which Vincent had exercised it.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Readers found William so delightful—so infuriating, so crafty, so entertaining—that Crompton kept dreaming up escapades for him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The Aussie breakdancer who went viral in 2024 for her cringingly bad performance at the Summer Olympics in Paris is the subject of an infuriating new Netflix documentary about the whole ordeal.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

She said the two-year dispute over the value of the house was "absolutely infuriating", with Roberts eventually accepting £40,000 less than an independent valuation she had been given.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

“It’s exploitative and frankly disrespectful and infuriating that that is kind of a last-ditch effort to suggest to my community ... that they’ve been wrong the whole time,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

It’s infuriating given that he always has the newest, most expensive limited-edition sought-after sneakers a kid could dream of.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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