as in to anger
to implant bitter feelings in
a series of misfortunes had empoisoned him against the whole world
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The former Republican majority leader has angered some of Trump's supporters for votes and views that conflict with the president's.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025 -
Further confusing and angering fans has been the way the team has seemingly taken shots at Dončić's work ethic and conditioning.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: Caught off guard by a sudden announcement to build the prison there, many Franklin County residents are enraged by the state's seeming absence of transparency on the project.—
Worth Sparkman,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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Gail is enraged to learn that she’s being passed over for promotion when Marilee retires at the end of the year.—
Heller McAlpin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2025
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The final minutes of Arizona’s 81-72 victory in Tempe on Saturday afternoon featured one head-butt, two ejections, ASU players in the locker room before the final buzzer and infuriated coach Bobby Hurley refusing to shake hands with his counterpart, Tommy Lloyd.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Its stock price tumbled, infuriating shareholders and catching the attention of regulators concerned about a lack of disclosure.—
Daisuke Wakabayashi,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Indeed, there are cabbies like Joe Fong, 45, who sees no value in antagonizing his customers and has tried to adapt to his passengers’ needs.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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Another passenger pressed the train's call button, antagonizing one of the people fighting.—
Monica Eng,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Empoison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empoison. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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