infuriating

[ in-fyoor-ee-ey-ting ]

adjective

1. causing or tending to cause anger or outrage; maddening:

   His delay is infuriating.

Other Words From

• in·furi·ating·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of infuriating¹

First recorded in 1880–85; infuriat(e) + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Which is astonishing, infuriating, horrifying and queasily understandable.

From Los Angeles Times

When they are bad, they are downright infuriating.

From BBC

One result of this dynamic is that the parties increasingly don’t mind offending or infuriating those they consider irrelevant “enemy” voters.

From Los Angeles Times

It led to excruciating pain, sleepless nights and an infuriating quest through the medical care system to discover what happened.

From Los Angeles Times

This was the infuriating hypocrisy that drove Wells to set the record straight.

From Salon

Related Words

• aggravating
• annoying
• exasperating
• frustrating
• troubling