enraged

UK/ɛnˈɹeɪ̯d͡ʒd/US/ɛnˈɹeɪ̯d͡ʒd/

adjectiveB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,583 of 15,258leans written

Enraged means filled with violent anger. Enraged by the decision, an enraged crowd, absolutely enraged.

It is stronger than angry and stronger than furious, and it suggests anger that has taken control rather than been felt. It is used of crowds and of animals as readily as of individuals, which says something about the loss of restraint in the word.

Definitions of enraged

1adjectiveenragedFilled with violent anger.B2+
“The fans were enraged when the referee cancelled the late goal.”

enraged is a state.

Where it comes from

From enrage, from Old French enrager, to be mad, from rage, from Latin rabies, madness.

Middle English. by surface analysis, enrage + -ed.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

enraged in the wild

When Minerva found that Arachne's tapestry mocked the gods, the goddess, though approving of Arachne's talent, became enraged and beat the girl with her shuttle.
Arachne
The trial enraged a large section of the population, and riots in London led to attacks on dissenting places of worship and cries of "Church in Danger".
1710 British general election
With his batman, "Maggot" Malone (previously a ship's cook), he battled the Axis powers with his superhuman strength that appeared whenever he became enraged.
Captain Hurricane (comics)
The fans, enraged, invaded the pitch, causing extensive damage.
1941–42 Panhellenic Championship
The statue is 2.5 meters (8 ft 2 in) tall and he is described as having an enraged face.
Statue of José Antonio Torres

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

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