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inferocito

enraged

adjective een-feh-roh-CHEE-toh Rare

Also means

furious

Usage Note

Inferocito comes from the verb inferocire (to enrage, to make fierce) and describes someone in a state of fierce, wild anger — stronger than arrabbiato (angry) and close to furioso. It often connotes an animalistic, uncontrolled rage. The word derives from feroce (fierce, ferocious). It is used in spoken and written Italian for both people and crowds.

Examples

"La folla inferocita protestava in piazza."

Natural Translation

The enraged crowd was protesting in the square.

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