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infuriating

infuriating

26 5.3
Causing you to feel very angry or annoyed
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈfjʊəriˌeɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : exasperante
  • The reviewing press seems to be more interested in a book that is infuriating than in one that is soothing.

That is infuriating, to say the least.

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Examples

  • The man had a knack for being perfectly infuriating without doing anything I could actually object to.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • These kind of cuts are absolutely infuriating.

  • Now this next story is infuriating, but take a look.

  • It, it is the most infuriating thing on the planet.

  • That is infuriating, to say the least.

  • Oh, this whole thing is infuriating.

  • If you were in a hurry, India could be infuriating.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Where we stand on this right now then is that the Intel software is absolutely infuriating if you try to use it.

  • And I just, it's just infuriating to me that people don't vote.

  • Waiting for the bus in the rain was infuriating, especially when it was late.

Synonyms

annoying
vsinfuriating
392 1.0

Making someone feel bothered or irritated

implies intense anger rather than simple irritation or bother
frustrating
vsinfuriating
256 3.0

Making you feel annoyed or disappointed because it stops you getting what you want

expresses intense anger rather than frustration from blocked effort
pain in the ass
vsinfuriating
  • Offensive
109 9.2

A person or thing that is very annoying and difficult to deal with

is used for strong anger rather than informal complaint
irritating
vsinfuriating
80 2.9

Making someone feel annoyed or impatient

creates stronger, more intense anger instead of mild or brief irritation
insufferable
vsinfuriating
26 7.5

So unpleasant you cannot stand it

carry an element of intense anger rather than just intolerability
maddening
vsinfuriating
22 5.3

Very annoying and hard to bear

often causes acute anger rather than only unbearable annoyance
bothersome
vsinfuriating
14 3.5

Causing annoyance or trouble

expresses extreme anger rather than ordinary trouble or irritation
vexing
vsinfuriating
11 7.7

Making someone feel annoyed or frustrated

tends to provoke intense anger rather than only frustration or distress
exasperating
vsinfuriating
6 6.1

Making you feel very annoyed and frustrated

is more likely to provoke intense anger rather than only frustration
irksome
vsinfuriating
6 7.4

Making you feel annoyed or bored

provokes intense anger rather than dull, tedious irritation
aggravating
vsinfuriating
3 5.4

Making a situation worse or more annoying

focuses on causing intense anger rather than worsening a situation
displeasing
vsinfuriating
2 4.0

Something that makes people feel dislike or annoyance

involves strong anger rather than simple dislike or mild annoyance
vexatious
vsinfuriating
1 8.7

Causing people to feel annoyed or frustrated

leads to intense anger rather than moderate irritation or distress
plaguy
vsinfuriating
  • Archaic
9.9

Causes annoyance or small trouble that makes you feel irritated

marks strong, intense anger rather than old-fashioned mild annoyance
niggly
vsinfuriating
  • UK
8.4

A small pain or problem that keeps annoying you

expresses intense anger rather than minor, ongoing annoyance

Antonyms

202 2.0

Something very pleasant that makes you happy

63 2.0

Giving a pleasant feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction

How Annoying

infuriating
26 5.3
annoying
392 1.0
bothersome
14 3.5

Surface Forms

infuriating positive
infuriatinger comparative
infuriatingest superlative

Morphology

infuriating = infuriate (transparent) = infuriate + ing

Formed by the productive suffix '-ing' from the verb 'infuriate', so the meaning 'causing extreme anger' is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

The word infuriating comes from Latin parts in- ('into') and furia ('fury' or strong anger), and it is the same root as the English word fury. So something infuriating 'puts you into' that anger — it makes you very angry or extremely annoyed.