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  • adjective extremely annoying or displeasing; causing intense anger.

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  • adjective Extremely annoying, frustrating or irritating
  • verb Present participle of infuriate.

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  • adjective extremely annoying or displeasing

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Examples

  • What's most infuriating is that Lucy (the editor) claims she wanted to show Kelly's best self.

    Another magazine another photoshopped woman 2009

  • What 's particularly infuriating is the fact that Ukraine sits on potential gas reserves that would rival those in many Gulf States.

    Ukraine Viktor Tkachuk 2010

  • Perhaps most infuriating is that the most compelling elements carried over from the first film are completely wasted.

    Movie Review: Quantum of Solace | /Film 2008

  • Even more infuriating is this statement in the MSNBot FAQ:

    It Figures 2004

  • Or I wanted the children to be more like adults—less passionate and infuriating, in other words.

    The Body Hanif Kureishi 2004

  • Or I wanted the children to be more like adults—less passionate and infuriating, in other words.

    The Body Hanif Kureishi 2004

  • Or I wanted the children to be more like adults—less passionate and infuriating, in other words.

    The Body Hanif Kureishi 2004

  • What’s infuriating is that Rush’s talking points (i.e., otu-and-out lies) are noew being carried for him by the MSM. chris Matthews has featured Limbaugh criticisms of Obama in his show both night this week.

    Matthew Yglesias » The Wrath of Rush 2009

  • And what’s doubly infuriating is that our Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee gets right on board and agrees with the disrespect that President Obama lobbed at D.C. public schools.

    D.C. schools are fit for the Obamas washingtonpost.com editors 2010

  • "The thing about Christian Fundamentalists and biblical literalists that’s so infuriating is that" ...... is that they're actually complete nihilists and not actually any sort of Christians at all (indeed, they don't have any religion whatsoever).

    Thomas Jefferson fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho 2010

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  • My adjectival use: 'He is such an infuriating person.'

    August 22, 2011