infuriating

C1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings
US /ɪnˈfjʊɹiˌeɪtɪŋ/ UK /ɪnˈfjʊərieɪtɪŋ/
adj Freq #26853

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    extremely annoying or likely to make someone angry

    The infuriating delay made us miss the final train.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · extremely annoying or... maddeningexasperatingvexingirritating
More enraging
Opposites
Word family
Forms infuriatingly
Derived forms infuriatingly
Related forms infuriatefuriousfury

Etymology

The present participle and adjective of infuriate, formed with -ing. Infuriate comes from Latin infuriatus, from in- and furia, ‘rage’ or ‘fury.’

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