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

They tie up resources, enrage and distract elected officials, demoralize workers who are struggling to restore roads, electricity and water, and, inevitably, invite threats of violence.

From Los Angeles Times

If Johnson passes spending legislation with Democratic support, however, he will enrage the same hard-line conservatives who already wrenched the gavel away from Kevin McCarthy, the last speaker who disappointed them.

From Salon

Above all, it can be read as a signal that, having won most of its big-ticket conservative wish-list cases during Biden’s first term in office, the majority would prefer not to enrage the general public any further than it already has, especially in an election year.

From Seattle Times

Such steps are likely to further enrage North Korea.

From Seattle Times

The suspension allows South Korea to restart live-firing exercises and anti-Pyongyang propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts at border areas, actions that are certain to enrage North Korea and prompt it to launch its own military steps.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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