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The term “enrage” is employed in literature to convey a potent surge of anger, often marking the pivotal moment when personal pride, social customs, or divine wrath is suddenly provoked. For instance, in Dostoyevsky’s narrative, it signifies the brewing of an emotional storm within a charged interpersonal scene [1], while in Chekhov’s work, it is used to underscore a sacred transgression that risks inciting even the gods’ ire [2]. Oscar Wilde adopts a more subtle approach, linking the term to an inner, almost uncontrollable fury spurred by aesthetic or emotional perceptions [3]. Its use extends beyond the personal into the realms of power and hierarchy—as seen in narratives about masters and kings in both contemporary and ancient texts [4], [5]—demonstrating the word’s versatility in illustrating the complex interplay between authority, sentiment, and consequence. Additionally, a cross-linguistic note in Galdós’ work hints at a broader semantic field, associating “enrage” with infuriation and strong anger in various cultural contexts [6].
  1. “You seem trying to enrage me, to make me leave you.”
    — from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  2. I won’t enrage the gods still more by speaking with you, you destroyer of sacred customs.”
    — from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
  3. There was something in the purity and refinement of that sad face that seemed to enrage him.
    — from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
  4. ll more violently enrage a master, especially Epps, than the intimation of one of his servants that he would like to leave him.
    — from Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
  5. They did not like to give their daughter to the Lion, yet they did not wish to enrage the King of Beasts.
    — from The Fables of Aesop by Aesop
  6. enfurecer t enrage, infuriate.
    — from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

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