infuriate C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ɪnˈfjʊrieɪt/ UK /ɪnˈfjʊərieɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make someone extremely angry His casual lies never failed to infuriate her. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make someone extremely... enrageincenseangermaddenexasperateprovoke ↔ Opposites calmpacifysootheplacate Word family Derived forms infuriatedinfuriatinginfuriation Related forms furyfuriousfuror Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin infuriatus, past participle of infuriare ('to madden'), from Latin in- (intensive) + furia ('rage, fury'), from furere ('to rage'). infuriare Latin furere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # infuriate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈfjʊrieɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈfjʊərieɪt/ ## Meanings 1. to make someone extremely angry ## Examples - His casual lies never failed to infuriate her. ## Synonyms - enrage - incense - anger - madden - exasperate - provoke ## Antonyms - calm - pacify - soothe - placate ## Derived Forms - infuriated - infuriating - infuriation ## Related Forms - fury - furious - furor ## Roots and Affixes - Root: infuriare - Root: furere ## Etymology From Medieval Latin infuriatus, past participle of infuriare ('to madden'), from Latin in- (intensive) + furia ('rage, fury'), from furere ('to rage'). ## AI Etymology Infuriate is from Medieval Latin infuriatus, past participle of infuriare ('to madden'), from Latin in- (intensive) + furia ('rage, fury'), from furere ('to rage'). Important recorded forms include infuriare (Latin) and furere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to make someone extremely angry. The wider family includes derived forms such as infuriated, infuriating, and infuriation and related words such as fury, furious, and furor. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown