INFURIATING

exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing

(adjective) extremely annoying or displeasing; “his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating”; “I’ve had an exasperating day”; “her infuriating indifference”; “the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

infuriating (comparative more infuriating, superlative most infuriating)

Extremely annoying, frustrating or irritating

Verb

infuriating

present participle of infuriate

Source: Wiktionary


INFURIATE

In*fu"ri*ate, a. Etym: [It. infuriato, p. p. of infuriare. See Infuriate, v. t.]

Definition: Enraged; rading; furiously angry; infuriated. Milton. Inflamed beyond the most infuriate wrath. Thomson.

In*fu"ri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infuriated (; p. pr. & vb. n. Infuriating] Etym: [It. infuriato, p. p. of infuriare; pref. in- (L. in) + furia fury, L. furia. See Fury.]

Definition: To render furious; to enrage; to exasperate. Those curls of entangled snakes with which Erinys is said to have infuriated Athemas and Ino. Dr. H. More.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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