as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the repair shop owner tore up the bill when he saw the enraged look on the customer's face
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as in infuriated
to make angry
the fact that the auto garage bungled the repair and then overcharged him simply enraged the customer
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Recent Examples of enraged
Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Pediatricians were enraged in February, for example, when Ladapo left the decision on whether to quarantine children amid a massive measles outbreak to parents.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
Others enraged by Bobba’s comments targeted the founders online — a response Liu has since condemned.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
And that has enraged the country.
—NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Beijing was enraged by Australia’s crackdown on Chinese foreign influence operations, the decision to block tech giant Huawei from running Australia’s 5G network, and a call for an investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune Asia, 10 Oct. 2024
Chinatown residents are enraged after fire leaves 50 homeless.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Verb
In May, Barone began working as the executive assistant to Ann Bryant, who co-founded a Tahoe nonprofit called BEAR League, in 1998, after a government trapper enraged the community by killing a mother bear and her cub and then lying about it.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Pediatricians were enraged in February, for example, when Ladapo left the decision on whether to quarantine children amid a massive measles outbreak to parents.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
Others enraged by Bobba’s comments targeted the founders online — a response Liu has since condemned.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
And that has enraged the country.
—NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Beijing was enraged by Australia’s crackdown on Chinese foreign influence operations, the decision to block tech giant Huawei from running Australia’s 5G network, and a call for an investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune Asia, 10 Oct. 2024
Chinatown residents are enraged after fire leaves 50 homeless.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enraged
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Early this year, the company had a PR problem as angry customers raged online about higher menu prices.Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Folks are always angry at D.C., and yet, states have to make things work every day.Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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His amplification of Lee's viewpoints angered Social Security advocates.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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That decision angered Real Madrid so much that its players boycotted the awards ceremony.Steve Price, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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His announcement outraged the opposition and triggered a new wave of protests.Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Some are outraged by the curfew on cuddles.Meghan Pryce, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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The audience cheers at the right moments, and Costner has the appropriate indignant fervor.Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
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Lucas was shocked and hurt that his generous offers kept being rebuffed; the people who organized against him were indignant that a billionaire could be so cavalier about their public land.Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
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Or annoyed at the waste of time and money?Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Not all residents are annoyed by their plucky neighbors’ antics, though.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The pair ended up shoving each other, with Ait-Nouri clearly furious before Wolves head of goalkeeping Neil Cutler and reserve goalkeeper Dan Bentley jumped between the pair and tried to shove Ait-Nouri away.Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather was out shopping in London this week when he and his entourage were seemingly targeted by an angry mob that, according to reports, were furious over his support for Israel.Fox News Staff, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Idiot glee is a kind of sheer joy at the mad fact of the world.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
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But neither doctors nor group therapy can see beyond a confused and maybe slightly mad person.Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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After Israel bombed an Iranian consulate building in Syria in April, Iran launched its unprecedented direct attack, firing more than 350 ballistic and cruise missiles and drones straight at its enemy.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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The weapon will now undergo ballistic testing, New York Police Department Chief Joseph Kenny said on Monday.Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Enraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enraged. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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