enrage
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate: His supercilious attitude enraged me.
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- en·rag·ed·ly [en-rey-jid-lee, -reyjd-], /ɛnˈreɪ dʒɪd li, -ˈreɪdʒd-/, adverb
- en·rage·ment, noun
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How to use enrage in a sentence
Guy has a troublesome wife who won’t divorce him, and Bruno, an engaging sociopath is enraged that his wealthy father won’t give him money.
Highsmith at 100: Literary legacy marred by racism | Kathi Wolfe | February 10, 2021 | Washington BladeIt enraged a cadre of coastal residents who have long believed the city could outright ban short-term rentals.
What’s Behind the Effort to Recall Council President Jen Campbell | Scott Lewis | February 9, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoShe can’t find the words to express her true feelings for her father, and this enrages the feeble-minded king.
The cloud of impeachment hangs over the markets—even Bitcoin is sinking | Bernhard Warner | January 11, 2021 | FortuneIn 1970, Milton Friedman wrote an op-ed that would embolden investors and enrage activists for decades.
Investors are starting to demand better of the companies they own | jakemeth | December 27, 2020 | FortuneThe policy enraged families, home administrators, epidemiologists and politicians of both major parties.
Not Mentioned in Cuomo’s Coronavirus Book: How Many Nursing Home Residents Died in New York | by Joe Sexton | October 23, 2020 | ProPublica
It also would enrage those who have made Pelosi an object of derision and hate.
Nancy Pelosi Becoming House Speaker Again Would Be Sweet Justice | Robert Shrum | April 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe approached ahead of her, barking furiously, and I put down my hand for him to sniff, which seemed to enrage him further.
Working in The Royal Archives and Dreaming Up a Novel | Tom Sykes | October 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBlasphemy remains interesting only so long as it retains the power to enrage.
Attempting to reason with enraged people may only enrage them more.
In his new film, Savages, pot growers who enrage a drug cartel, are the protagonists.
The explanation of the aged wanderer that the dust and particles came from many sources, seemed to enrage them further.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyWhat the boy had done to thus enrage the animal no one seemed to know.
The Pony Rider Boys in Texas | Frank Gee PatchinThe whole table would take it up, every man doing his best to insult and enrage the victim.
The Iron Puddler | James J. DavisDon't you, Sir, put questions to me that you know I will answer truly, though my answer were ever so much to enrage you.
Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9) | Samuel RichardsonWhy, I have still the key that you gave me, and which I hung round my neck to enrage your gentlemen, and with this I entered.
The Forty-Five Guardsmen | Alexandre Dumas
British Dictionary definitions for enrage
/ (ɪnˈreɪdʒ) /
(tr) to provoke to fury; put into a rage; anger
Derived forms of enrage
- enraged, adjective
- enragedly (ɪnˈreɪdʒɪdlɪ), adverb
- enragement, noun
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