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incensed

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in·cense 1  (n-sns)
tr.v. in·censed, in·cens·ing, in·cens·es
To cause to be extremely angry; infuriate.

[Middle English encensen, from Old French incenser, from Late Latin incnsre, to sacrifice, burn, from Latin incnsus, past participle of incendere, to set on fire; see kand- in Indo-European roots.]
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Adj.1.incensedincensed - angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory"
angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"

incensed
adjective angry, mad (informal) furious, cross, fuming, choked, infuriated, enraged, maddened, exasperated, indignant, irate, up in arms, incandescent, steamed up (slang) hot under the collar (informal) on the warpath (informal) wrathful, ireful (literary) tooshie Austral. (slang) off the air Austral. (slang)
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incensed
adj incensed [inˈsenst]
extremely angry She is incensed at the decision to cancel the project.woedendيُغيظ، يُثير حَفيظَةкадилоrozzlobený, rozzuřenýophidsetwütendεξοργισμένοςsulfurado, furioso, encolerizadoraevunudبسیار عصبانیindignéמְרוּגַזक्रोधितraspalitifelbőszültsangat marahfuribondo激怒しているverda iš pykčioaizkaitināts; saniknotssangat marahverbolgen, woedendoppbrakt, rasendewściekłyразгневанныйrozčúlený, podráždený, nahnevanýbesen, razjarjenbesanrasandeทำให้โกรธจัดçok kızmış极憤怒的обуренийنہایت غصے کی حالت میںbực dọc

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At this evidence of Mongolian barbarity the White Christians were so greatly incensed that they carried out their original design.
Certainly virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Sir Edward is greatly incensed by your abrupt departure; he has taken back Augusta to Bedfordshire.
 
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