adjective
incensed
adjective
1
Extremely angry.
"She was incensed to discover her ideas had been used without credit."
"Fans were incensed by the referee's decision."
How to Use Incensed
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFurious; boiling with anger.
Common pairings
incensed by
incensed at
utterly incensed
Word Forms
more incensed comparative, most incensed superlative
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Etymology
From the verb incense, "to enrage," ultimately from Latin incendō, "to set on fire."