infuriate

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

“I think this is only going to infuriate people, to be honest,” Brown said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 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

While the “Michigan” used to infuriate opponents, it’s become tolerated and even celebrated.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2024

There was this pouty look on her face that made Rowan want to smile, but he didn’t because he knew that would infuriate her.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

“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

This element of the conversation around the dangers of Islamism and how it is countered is not new and itself infuriates many as we collectively wrestle with what to do about it.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025

It's not just the big-ticket "distractions" like having a job that infuriates them, either.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024

Her ability to always use the fewest words infuriates me.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Davis, as Columbia’s general counsel, felt certain lines in the protest song were libelous and told the infuriated songwriter that it wouldn’t make it onto the record, he wrote in one of his two memoirs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

France’s smaller gas-station operators have been infuriated by the price caps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

But the increase in mining permits has infuriated environmentalists, including Ozer Akdemir, who says investment in the sector is being prioritised at the expense of pollution risks and harm to local economies.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

But back to the decision that infuriated the Spaniard.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

“By the end of the meeting,” Haldeman remembered, “Nixon was as angry as his foreign affairs chief. The thought that an alleged weirdo was blatantly challenging the president infuriated him.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

If you've sent off dozens of job applications and heard nothing back, the silence can be as infuriating as a rejection.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

She said it was infuriating that those opposed to rodeos would try to incite fear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

The infuriating design of LAX -- the main airport in America's second biggest city -- is almost legendary.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

And though she feared retaliation from the Sacklers — who have all the money in the world to not only pursue retribution but bury their misdeeds — the cause was too important, and too infuriating.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

Daisy was quiet for a few minutes, but at last said, “I try really hard not to judge you, Holmesy, and it’s slightly infuriating when you judge me.”

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green