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Antonyms for incensed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-sens
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn sɛns



Definition of incensed

Origin :
  • "to offer incense, perfume with incense," c.1300, from Old French encenser, from encens (see incense (n.)).
  • adj very angry
Example sentences :
  • Yet is incensed against her for preferring her own relations to him.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • The incensed conductor of the train, after boxing his ears, evicted him with all his chattels.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • She was incensed, wounded, on behalf of the Blessed Virgin herself.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Is incensed against him for his artful dealings with her, and for his selfish love.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • The patients were incensed, and almost all of them discarded him.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • For if the Landgrave be incensed, then all resistance will be in vain.
  • Extract from : « Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther » by Martin Luther
  • Something that he could not explain, but which incensed him, held his hand motionless.
  • Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis
  • You mean,” he said, incensed, “that you refuse to be married by any law at all?
  • Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers
  • So incensed at her for this was he, that he ceased to live with her.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Cotton Plant » by Frederick Wilkinson
  • Incensed at their ridicule, Oswald longs to chastise them, but moves away.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee

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