incensed — extremely angry; furious
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: extremely angry; furious
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈsɛnst/
Example Sentences
- The customer was incensed when told the Wi-Fi password was 'password123'.
- Parents were incensed by the school's decision to cancel the pizza party.
- The senator was incensed by the accusations of corruption.
incensed
ADJECTIVE[/ɪnˈsɛnst/]
extremely angry; furious
The chef was incensed when a customer threw the soup back at him.
Incensed by the fenced and condensed space!
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🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Latin incensus, the past participle of incendere (to set on fire, kindle). The word originally meant 'to burn incense,' but evolved to mean 'to enrage' through the historical practice of burning incense to the gods as a ritualistic expression of anger and strong emotion.
Breakdown
in- (in, toward) + -cendere (to kindle, set fire) = incensus (set on fire); the figurative sense 'angered' developed from the intense burning imagery associated with fierce emotion.
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📝Examples
“The customer was incensed when told the Wi-Fi password was 'password123'.”
“Parents were incensed by the school's decision to cancel the pizza party.”
“The senator was incensed by the accusations of corruption.”
“She was incensed to discover her roommate had eaten her birthday cake.”
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