enrages

Makes blood boil

Enrages means makes extremely angry.

To enrage someone is to provoke fury or intense indignation: The verdict enraged protesters.

What enrages one person may merely annoy another—the word implies a stronger reaction than irritates or upsets.

Nothing enrages him more than being kept waiting.

provocation

infuriates

Makes extremely angry

exasperates · irritates · aggravates · provokes · rankles · galls · irks · vexes · antagonizes · nettles

emotion

fury

Intense violent anger

livid · seething · fuming · incensed · boiling · resentment · hostility · animosity · spite · acrimony

reaction

scandal

Disgraceful public affair

revolt · backlash · disgust · appalled · shock · controversy · disapproval · discontent · grievance · violation

Opposites
emotional effect on others

enragescalms

Reduces agitation

soothes · pacifies · appeases · placates · mollifies

arousal level induced

enragesrelaxes

Becomes less tense

sedates · lulls · becalms · stills · subdues

interpersonal conflict

enragesappeases

Satisfies to prevent conflict

placates · conciliates · mollifies · reconciles · disarms

Family

enrage, enraged, enraging

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG