enrage — to make someone extremely angry
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make someone extremely angry
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈreɪdʒ/
Korean meaning: 몹시 화나게 하다, 격노시키다
Korean pronunciation: 인**레이**지
Example Sentences
- The pizza delivery being 3 hours late enraged the hungry students.
- His constant phone calls during the movie enraged other viewers.
- The teacher was enraged when she found students cheating on the exam.
enrage
VERB//ɪnˈreɪdʒ//
to make someone extremely angry
💡 Concept
The referee's unfair call enraged the entire stadium of soccer fans.
🎵 Rhyme
The caged lion's fury will enrage, shaking both the cage and stage!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈreɪdʒ/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈreɪdʒ/
🌳Etymology
Prefixen--
Rootrage
Origin
프랑스어에서 온 rage(분노)에 접두사 en-(~하게 만들다)이 붙어서 '분노하게 만들다'는 뜻이 되었습니다. 마치 분노라는 감정 안으로 누군가를 밀어넣는 것과 같죠.
🎵Rhyme
cagepagestageage
cage
page
stage
age
🔗Collocations
enrage the public
enrage customers
completely enraged
enrage opponents
enrage fans
enrage voters
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The pizza delivery being 3 hours late enraged the hungry students.”
“His constant phone calls during the movie enraged other viewers.”
“The teacher was enraged when she found students cheating on the exam.”
😄 Fun example
“My cat gets enraged when I accidentally step on its tail.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
infuriateangerprovokeirritateannoy
Antonyms
calmsoothepacify
Related
ragefurywrathoutrageenraged
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