Infuriating

/ɪnˈfjʊrieɪtɪŋ/ adjective, verb (present participle)

Definition

Making someone extremely angry or frustrated; causing rage.

Etymology

From the prefix 'in-' (into) combined with 'fury' (from Latin 'furia' meaning 'violent passion'). Evolved to mean 'throwing into fury' or 'making furious'.

Kelly Says

Psychologists note that 'infuriating' things often feel infuriating because they seem pointless or unfair—it's not just anger, it's anger at something that shouldn't have happened in a rational world.

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