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infuriate

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


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Such programming disputes can lead to blackouts that infuriate customers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

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

Reynie was hoping his words would infuriate Mr. Curtain into sleep, but Mr. Curtain had prepared himself and was not so easily goaded.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

“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 thing that infuriates me most is he is trying to leave on a free and Liverpool get nothing in return.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025

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

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024

In fact, he stays entirely silent, which only infuriates her further.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

Despite its ties with both Russia and Ukraine, Turkey has been infuriated by the attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

For the infuriated viewers who balk at the higher fee, the episodes eventually trickle in, but later than expected or even promised.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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

Dodgers player Hernandez -- who said during last summer's crackdown he was "saddened and infuriated by what's happening" -- conspicuously did not attend.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

That infuriated them because they felt he had sided with the Greek without knowing who was at fault.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

The Coastal Commission also required the county to stop allowing motorized vehicle access on the sand, infuriating locals who have long ridden onto the beach to go fishing and enjoy the rural seclusion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

"It's infuriating," said Fillol, who has slept at the protest camp, fighting back tears as she discussed the legislative defeat.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

For Eagles and Commanders fans, it is undoubtedly infuriating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 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

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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