enraged
part of speech
adjective (enraged; more enraged, most enraged); verb past form of enrage (enrage, enrages, enraged, enraging)
meaning for a pupil
1) Enraged means extremely angry, full of rage. tree →
2) As a verb form, enraged means made someone extremely angry. tree →
sense in the lessons
A strong feeling word in stories and news, much stronger than «cross» or «annoyed». In reading lessons, it tells the reader a character has lost their temper and may do something wild; in nature writing, an enraged animal (a bull, a bear) is dangerous. Phrases: «enraged by», «enraged at», «an enraged crowd».
examples
- The giant was enraged when he found his gold gone. tree →
- The unfair decision enraged the fans. tree →
- An enraged bull charged at the fence. tree →
- She was enraged by the rude comments. tree →
- The news of the cancelled trip enraged the whole class. tree →
- Keep away from an enraged dog. tree →
- Scheih Ibrahim, still more enraged, then went out to fetch a stick. tree →
note
«Enraged» describes the angry person; «enraging» describes what causes it: «an enraging decision». Scale of anger: annoyed < cross < angry < furious ≈ enraged.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «enraged» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.