verb

infuriate

to enrage, to anger greatly

His constant excuses infuriate me.

His constant excuses infuriate me.

The decision infuriated the public.

The decision infuriated the public.

((sb.)) to make (sb.) extremely angry His constant excuses infuriate me.

Synonyms: enrage, exasperate, incense; Antonyms: placate, soothe, calm

From Latin 'in-' (in, into) + 'furia' (fury, rage). To put someone 'into a fury'.

Think of putting 'fury' 'in' someone. The word contains 'in' and 'fury'.

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