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infuriate

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


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That's done little but to further infuriate many in Pakistan's authorities.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

But the delays infuriate U.S. farmers, who say that without regular water deliveries, they are losing their way of life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 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

Steve Munger, Chapter Eleven’s best friend, used to infuriate my father with philosophical arguments.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

“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

Blink-182’s humor has long rubbed some critics the wrong way, but it is the dismissal of the band’s punk rock credibility that really infuriates Hoppus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025

That infuriates the thousands who blocked streets in Jerusalem on Sunday evening.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024

“He often infuriates me, but he’s old. I’ve been taught to revere and obey such people. It’s just...built in.”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Mr. Lillard, on the money, plays an administrator infuriated by the warped behavior of his most popular students, but who has to face parents with chips on their shoulders and self-serving agendas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

"I can't describe how infuriated I feel when I watch this," Titmus wrote on Instagram.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

England have both thrilled and infuriated under the pair with a playing style and approach to the game that has divided fans and pundits alike.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

He also infuriated colleagues in the coalition government, the British press reported, proposing a stream of unconventional ideas: scrapping maternity leave, abolishing job centers, even buying cloud-bursting technology so Britain would have more sunshine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

I came to understand that I had baffled and infuriated my father at least as much as he had baffled and infuriated me.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

“Try to relax. We’re here to help” is this culture’s infuriating motto.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

Instead, all of the tedious, disappointing, ridiculous components fuse, creating a viewing experience that is occasionally infuriating in the moment, but leaves the mind the second the credits roll.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

But Demie made her something more, imbuing Maddy with a kind of gravity and depth that made her as infuriating to watch as she was exciting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

It was infuriating to discover the reason for all these terrible disasters and not to be able to tell the public, almost worse than it being the government’s fault after all.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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