infuriate
/ɪnˈfjʊərieɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈfjʊrieɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ˌāt/ (ame, mw)
infuriate — verb
- infuriatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- infuriateshe / she / it
- infuriatedpast simple
- infuriating-ing form
1. to cause someone to feel a very strong, often uncontrollable anger — for example
to cause someone to feel a very strong, often uncontrollable anger — for example, a long delay that makes a traveller so angry they start shouting.
The traffic jams on this road infuriate Fatima every morning on her way to work.
transitive: [something] + infuriates + [person]
It infuriated the manager that someone had used the company credit card without permission.
dummy-it pattern: it infuriates + person + that-clause
Jorge was infuriated when his flight was cancelled for the third time.
What infuriates Amara most is when people arrive late and do not even apologise.
Dmitri's careless attitude towards safety rules infuriated his colleagues on the construction site.
- enrage
similar intensity but less common in everyday conversation; suggests a more explosive anger
- anger
a more general and less intense word; covers any degree of making someone mad
- incense
stronger than 'anger', but slightly more formal; often used in written English
- exasperate
adds a sense of frustration or annoyance on top of anger
文法句型
infuriate + noun/pronoun
it infuriates + person + that-clause
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive (be infuriated by/at). The dummy-it construction (it infuriates sb that…) is common, especially in spoken English.
常見錯誤
infuriate — adjective
- infuriatepositive
- more infuriatecomparative
- most infuriatesuperlative
1. feeling or showing an extreme, uncontrolled anger that is hard to hide — for exa
feeling or showing an extreme, uncontrolled anger that is hard to hide — for example, a customer who has been treated unfairly and is red in the face with anger.
The customer was absolutely infuriated when the shop refused to give her a refund.
predicative: be + infuriated
Keiko's parents were infuriated at the school for hiding the bullying incident from them.
predicative with preposition: be infuriated at [target]
An infuriated crowd gathered outside the town hall, demanding answers from the mayor.
The driver grew infuriated as the car ahead slowed down at every green light.
文法句型
be/become/seem + infuriated
infuriated + at/by/with + noun phrase
用法筆記
Commonly used with adverbs like 'absolutely', 'completely', or 'utterly' to intensify the emotion. Less frequent in attributive position (before a noun) than 'furious', though still possible.