Incensed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

perfume especially with a censer

make furious

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈɛnst/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈɛnst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈɛnst/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈɛnst/.

Examples

an indignant denial
incensed at the judges' unfairness
a look of outraged disbelief

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

outraged indignant umbrageous infuriate exasperate incense thurify cense

Parts of Speech

verb	perfume especially with a censer
verb	make furious
adjective	angered at something unjust or wrong “an indignant denial”

Word Forms

incense	noun	a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
thus	noun	an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
fury	noun	state of violent mental agitation
infuriation	noun	a feeling of intense anger
exasperation	noun	an exasperated feeling of annoyance
umbrage	noun	a feeling of anger caused by being offended

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erzürnt

Parfümieren, insbesondere mit einem Räuchergefäß

🇫🇷French

furieux

parfumer surtout avec un encensoir

🇪🇸Spanish

indignado

perfume especialmente con un incensario

🇮🇹Italian

incensato

profumo soprattutto con un turibolo

🇳🇱Dutch

verbolgen

parfum vooral met een wierookvat

🇵🇹Portuguese

indignado

perfume especialmente com um incensário

🇷🇺Russian

разгневанный

духи особенно с курильницей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नाराज

विशेष रूप से सेंसर के साथ इत्र

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্রোধিত

সুগন্ধি বিশেষ করে একটি ধূপকাঠি দিয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

சீற்றம்

வாசனை திரவியம், குறிப்பாக தூபக் கலசத்துடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

మండిపడ్డాడు

పరిమళ ద్రవ్యం ముఖ్యంగా ధూపంతో

🇮🇳Marathi

संतप्त

विशेषत: धूपदानासह परफ्यूम

🇮🇳Gujarati

નારાજ

ખાસ કરીને ધૂપદાની સાથે અત્તર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆರಳಿದ

ಸುಗಂಧ ದ್ರವ್ಯ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಧೂಪಾರತಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രകോപിതനായി

പെർഫ്യൂം പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു ധൂപകലശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੱਸੇ

ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਧੂਪਦਾਨ ਨਾਲ ਅਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناراض

خاص طور پر ایک بخور کے ساتھ خوشبو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

激怒了

香水，尤其是用香炉

🇯🇵Japanese

激怒した

香水、特に香炉を使ったもの

🇰🇷Korean

향을 피우는

특히 향로로 향수를 뿌리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nổi giận

nước hoa đặc biệt là với một lư hương

🇹🇭Thai

โกรธ

น้ำหอมโดยเฉพาะที่มีกระถางไฟ

🇮🇩Indonesian

marah

parfum terutama dengan pedupaan

🇵🇭Filipino

nagagalit

pabango lalo na may insensaryo

🇲🇾Malay

berang

minyak wangi terutamanya dengan pedupaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غاضب

العطر خاصة بالمبخرة

🇮🇷Persian

برافروخته

عطر مخصوصا با عطر

🇹🇷Turkish

öfkeli

özellikle buhurdanlık ile parfüm

🇮🇱Hebrew

כועסת

בושם במיוחד עם מחתת

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