infuriate

in·fu·ri·ate (in fyo̵or′ē āt′; for adj., -it, -āt′)

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

to cause to become very angry; enrage

Etymology: < ML infuriatus, pp. of infuriare, to enrage < L in-, in + furiare, to enrage < furia, rage, fury

adjective

Archaic furious; very angry; enraged

in·fu′·ri·at′·ingly adverb in·fu′·ria′·tion noun

Object

mob: The city was exasperated by the insult, and the placards torn down by the infuriated mob.
habit: AN INTRODUCTION MICROSOFT WORD Control Word's infuriating little habits - bullets, numbers, indenting.
thing: The infuriating thing is that there is no need.
people: Very much like Sharon, Bush is doing his very best to infuriate the Arab people all around the world.
man: It is so infuriating that men are not perfectly rational.
member: The facts are incorrect and they have infuriated members of both unions across the country.

Preposition: at

time: She became one of the central figures because she is fun, unpredictable, endearing and infuriating at times.
comment: A friend - delighted with his new daughter soon became infuriated at comments that his home had been cursed with a girl.

Modifying Another Word

absolutely: They are the exterior ones that lead down to Tate Britain's side entrance - visually innocuous, but absolutely infuriating in use.
sometimes: In " How to solve sudoku " , I give a step-by-step guide to cracking these sometimes infuriating puzzles.. .
pretty: Even when First Group took over some pretty infuriating things happened, which led to me calling them Worst ScotRail.
particularly: The disorientation orchid, which reverses all joystick controls, is particularly infuriating.
so: Kewell So infuriating - about time he produced some end product.
really: Now to get to the thing that really infuriates me.

Used with why or when

when: Money was tight, and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the tree.

Infinitive complement

have: Having sweated her guts out to keep our sails intact for the last year, it infuriating to have such a stupid accident.
see: It is infuriating to see the opportunists in the Liberal Democrats benefiting from the anti-war vote.

Preposition: for

reason: This is infuriating for numerous reasons ( stop saying ' folk ' !

Preposition: by

fact: Lagerfeld was infuriated by the fact that many people had missed out on the opportunity to purchase his creations.
decision: The department was also infuriated by the decision because of the threat it poses to the revenue stream from the franchise.

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