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infuriate

[in-fyoor-ee-eyt, 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

Cherki seems to delight and infuriate in equal measure.

From BBC Apr. 3, 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

On top of everything else, I had apparently managed to infuriate Master Elodin to such an extent that he had thrown me off the roof of the Crockery.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

“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

Pirro said a botched renovation, not vandalism, was responsible for the reflecting pool’s problems—and infuriated Trump by dropping the case.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

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

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

Her three opponents have accused her of mismanaging the office, presiding over growing legal payouts and making a series of missteps that infuriated members of the City Council.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Gold hissed, infuriated by this source’s lack of trade - craft training.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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

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

Zoe, who knew how infuriating her brother could be, felt sorry for Father Mike.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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