verbUpper-intermediate

infuriate

US

/ɪnˈfjʊriˌeɪt/

UK

/ɪnˈfjʊəriˌeɪt/

Meaning

To make someone extremely angry.

किसी को बहुत ज़्यादा गुस्सा दिलाना या बेहद नाराज़ कर देना।

Examples

“It infuriates me when people interrupt during meetings.”

infuriate someonewhen + clause

“The unfair decision infuriated the whole team.”

infuriate a groupworkplace

“She was infuriated by the repeated delays.”

be infuriated bypassive

Useful patterns

infuriate someoneinfuriate someone by doing somethingbe infuriated by somethingIt infuriates someone that...What infuriates someone is...

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Word family

infuriated(adjective)
infuriating(adjective)
infuriation(noun)

Common collocations

infuriate someonedeeply infuriateabsolutely infuriateinfuriate customersinfuriate the publicbe infuriated byan infuriating delay

Common mistakes

Not natural: The constant noise infuriated to me.

Better: The constant noise infuriated me.

Infuriate takes a direct object; do not add “to” before the person who feels angry.

Infuriate के बाद सीधे उस व्यक्ति का नाम आता है जिसे गुस्सा आया; उसके पहले “to” नहीं लगाते।

Not natural: I was infuriate by the rude comment.

Better: I was infuriated by the rude comment.

Use “infuriated” after “was” to describe how someone felt.

किसी की भावना बताने के लिए “was” के बाद “infuriate” नहीं, “infuriated” कहते हैं।

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Learner tip

Infuriate is stronger than annoy: use it when something makes someone extremely angry.

Infuriate, annoy से ज़्यादा तीव्र है; इसका इस्तेमाल तब करें जब कोई बात किसी को बेहद गुस्सा दिलाए।

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