What is another word for Enraging?

Pronunciation: [ɛnɹˈe͡ɪd͡ʒɪŋ] (IPA)

Enraging is defined as causing strong feelings of anger or annoyance. There are many synonyms that can be used to express this intense emotion, such as infuriating, exasperating, maddening, aggravating, vexing, and provoking. Each word implies a slightly different way of causing anger, with infuriating and enraging expressing the idea of intense rage caused by something one finds completely unacceptable. Exasperating and aggravating suggest irritation stemming from something that is prolonged or recurrent, while vexing connotes a confusing or perplexing irritation. Provoking implies an intentional act to incite anger. All of these synonyms are useful for expressing intense frustration and annoyance towards a person, situation, or thing.

What are the hypernyms for Enraging?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Enraging

And he tells me that it is very true, he hath it from one that was by, that the King did, give the Duke of York a sound reprimand; told him that he had lived with him with more kindness than ever any brother King lived with a brother, and that he lived as much like a monarch as himself, but advised him not to cross him in his designs about the Chancellor; in which the Duke of York do very wisely acquiesce, and will be quiet as the King bade him, but presently commands all his friends to be silent in the business of the Chancellor, and they were so: but that the Chancellor hath done all that is possible to provoke the King, and to bring himself to lose his head by Enraging of people.
"Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete Transcribed From The Shorthand Manuscript In The Pepysian Library Magdalene College Cambridge By The Rev. Mynors Bright"
Samuel Pepys Commentator: Lord Braybrooke
If ever an irritating, aggravating, crazing, exasperating, provoking fretting Enraging, "I dare you," was uttered, it was in Leonore's manner as she said this.
"The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him"
Paul Leicester Ford
And the truth was more horribly Enraging than the deception had been.
"Operation Terror"
William Fitzgerald Jenkins

Famous quotes with Enraging

  • Enraging liberals is simply one of the more enjoyable side effects of my wisdom.
    Rush Limbaugh

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