enrage

[ en-reyj ]

verb (used with object)

, en·raged, en·rag·ing.

1. to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:

   His supercilious attitude enraged me.

   Synonyms: madden, inflame, anger

   Antonyms: pacify, appease

enrage

/ ɪnˈreɪdʒɪdlɪ; ɪnˈreɪdʒ /

verb

1. tr to provoke to fury; put into a rage; anger

Derived Forms

• enragedly, adverb
• enˈraged, adjective
• enˈragement, noun

Other Words From

• en·rag·ed·ly [en-, rey, -jid-lee, -, reyjd, -], adverb
• en·ragement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of enrage¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; from Middle French enrager, en- ¹, rage

Synonym Study

Enrage, incense, infuriate imply stirring to violent anger. To enrage or to infuriate is to provoke wrath: They enrage ( infuriate ) him by their deliberate and continual injustice. To incense is to inflame with indignation or anger: to incense a person by making insulting remarks.

Example Sentences

Residents were so enraged in the 1920s that some carried out a series of attacks on the aqueduct, blasting it with dynamite.

From Los Angeles Times

Her actions enraged Trump, who called her "racist," "grossly incompetent" and a "total disaster."

From Salon

For starkly conformist Brazil, Irwin’s sense of unconstrained freedom may help clarify just what enraged those destructive observers.

From Los Angeles Times

Editorial board members were reportedly enraged at the move, with several “contemplating what action to take, ranging from resigning, quitting the board, or a statement,” per Tani.

From Salon

As a junior equalities minister under Johnson, she enraged many on the left when she challenged the notion there was widespread institutional racism in Britain.

From BBC

Related Words

• anger
• exasperate
• incense
• inflame
• infuriate
• irritate
• provoke
• rile