Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incensed

/ˈɪnsˌɛnst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: in-censed
IPA: /ˈɪnsˌɛnst/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Enraged; infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.

adj

Emitting fire from its mouth, often its ears, and sometimes elsewhere.

verb

simple past and past participle of incense

Example Sentences

"Fisher read the article, became incensed, and started a smear campaign against the brothers’ business which proved immensely damaging."
"Ferguson was incensed as referee Martin Atkinson pointed to the spot - and United's sense of injustice deepened when Nemanja Vidic was sent off in stoppage time after receiving a second yellow card for a foul on Ramires, ruling the centre-back out of the visit to Liverpool on Sunday."
"[…] between two lions passant azure, incensed gules, three besants;[…]"
"Argent, a lion rampant gules, incensed azure;"
"Supporters — Dexter, a lion argent; sinister, a panther guardant argent semy of roundels vert azure and gules incensed proper both gorged with a collar attached thereto a chain reflexed over the back and terminating in a ring or."

Etymology

See incense.

Inflected Forms

more incensed (comparative) most incensed (superlative)

Derived Forms

unincensed

Synonyms

indignant outraged umbrageous

Questions

How do you pronounce incensed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnsˌɛnst/.
What does incensed mean?: Enraged; infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.
Where does incensed come from?: See incense.

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