infuriated

Thân thiện

The customer's infuriated expression was clear as he slammed the phone down.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely angry; enraged: Describes a state of intense, often uncontrollable anger, typically provoked by a specific event or action.

Usage

• Used to describe a person, group, or sometimes an animal that is in a state of furious anger.
• Often follows a linking verb (e.g., , , , ) or modifies a noun directly.
• Commonly used with prepositions like , , or to indicate the cause of the anger.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The unfair decision left the crowd infuriated.
  • She was infuriated by his constant interruptions.
  • His infuriated response shocked everyone in the room.

Advanced Usage

• "to be infuriated at/by/with something/someone": to be made extremely angry by a specific cause.
  • The citizens were infuriated at the government's inaction.
  • He was infuriated with himself for making such a simple mistake.

Variants and Related Words

• Infuriate (verb): to make someone extremely angry.
  • His arrogant comments infuriated the audience.
• Infuriating (adjective): describing something that causes extreme anger.
  • It was an infuriating delay.

Synonyms

• Enraged: Filled with rage; violently angry.
• Furious: Full of fury or wild anger.
• Irate: Characterized by great anger.
• Incensed: Very angry; enraged.

Antonyms

• Calm: Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.
• Pleased: Feeling or showing pleasure and satisfaction.

Related Phrases

• To drive someone to infuriation: To cause someone to become extremely angry.
  • The bureaucratic process was enough to drive anyone to infuriation.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. marked by extreme anger
   • the enraged bull attached
   • furious about the accident
   • a furious scowl
   • infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy
   • could not control the maddened crowd

Từ đồng nghĩa

• angered
• enraged
• furious
• maddened