Incense - English meaning

noun

A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.

Usage examples:

The colonel's anger at his daughter's disobedience

verb

Fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in.

Usage examples:

She was angered by his terse answer

noun

The feeling people get when something unfair, painful, or bad happens

Usage examples:

You need to control your anger., he yelled at them in anger., his constant complaining only angered…

verb

Cause (someone) to become hostile.

Usage examples:

The aim was to antagonize visiting supporters

verb

To anger someone enough to dislike and oppose you

Usage examples:

The company doesn’t want to antagonize one of its biggest oil suppliers.

verb

To make someone dislike you or feel opposed to you

Usage examples:

It's a very delicate situation and i've no wish to antagonize him.

noun

A distinctive, typically pleasant smell.

Usage examples:

The tantalizing aroma of fresh coffee

noun

A strong, usually pleasant smell

Usage examples:

The aroma of coffee and frying eggs, an aromatic pine forest

noun

A strong, pleasant smell, usually from food or drink

Usage examples:

The aroma of freshly baked bread, a wine with a light, fruity aroma

noun

A fragrant cream or liquid used to heal or soothe the skin.

Usage examples:

A skin balm for use after shaving

noun

An oil that comes from particular tropical trees and is used especially to treat injuries or reduce pain

Usage examples:

A new skin balm

noun

Something that gives comfort

Usage examples:

Her gentle words were a balm to me.

noun

An attractively arranged bunch of flowers, especially one presented as a gift or carried at a ceremony.

Usage examples:

I was presented with a lovely bouquet of flowers, given a gift voucher to spend and someone took me…

noun

A group of flowers that have been attractively arranged so that they can be given as a present or carried on a formal occasion

Usage examples:

A fruity bouquet

noun

A group of flowers that have been fastened together and attractively arranged so that they can be given as a present or carried on formal occasions

Usage examples:

A bouquet of flowers, chris sent me a lovely bouquet when i was sick.

verb

Make (someone) very angry.

Usage examples:

The students were enraged at these new rules

verb

To cause someone to become very angry

Usage examples:

School curriculum changes enraged a number of parents., enraged readers boycotted the newspaper.

verb

Irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.

Usage examples:

This futile process exasperates prison officers

verb

To cause anger or extreme annoyance in someone

Usage examples:

His assistant’s carelessness is exasperating him.

verb

To make someone very annoyed, usually when they can do nothing to solve a problem

noun

A pleasant, sweet smell.

Usage examples:

The fragrance of fresh-ground coffee

noun

A sweet or pleasant smell

Usage examples:

The shampoo has a light fragrance of herb and plant extracts., the fragrant bouquet of roses

noun

A liquid that people put on their bodies to make themselves smell pleasant

Usage examples:

A brand new fragrance for men

noun

Bold and impudent behaviour.

Usage examples:

The bank had the gall to demand a fee

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed or resentful.

Usage examples:

It galled him to have to sit impotently in silence

noun

An abnormal growth formed in response to the presence of insect larvae, mites, or fungi on plants and trees, especially oaks.

Usage examples:

A single grub feeds on its gall for two years before emerging

verb

Provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone.

Usage examples:

High fines further inflamed public feelings

verb

To excite someone’s strong feelings or make them stronger

Usage examples:

The defense objected to the graphic pictures, claiming they were meant merely to inflame the jury.

verb

To cause or increase very strong feelings such as anger or excitement

Usage examples:

Reducing the number of staff is certain to inflame the already angry medical profession., inflame p…

verb

Make (someone) extremely angry and impatient.

Usage examples:

I was infuriated by your article

verb

To make someone extremely angry

Usage examples:

His sexist attitude infuriates me.

verb

Make (someone) extremely annoyed.

Usage examples:

This is ridiculous, she told him, maddened by his reaction

verb

To make someone very angry or annoyed

Usage examples:

It maddens me to see how unfairly jon has been treated.

noun

An extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation.

Usage examples:

Her voice trembled with outrage

verb

Arouse fierce anger, shock, or indignation in (someone).

Usage examples:

The public were outraged at the brutality involved

noun

A fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils extracted from flowers and spices, used to give a pleasant smell to one's body.

Usage examples:

I caught a whiff of her fresh lemony perfume

verb

Give a pleasant smell to.

Usage examples:

Just one bloom of jasmine has the power to perfume a whole room

noun

A liquid produced and sold for its strong, pleasant smell, often used on the skin

Usage examples:

[ u ] she put a few drops of perfume on the back of her neck.

verb

Stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.

Usage examples:

The decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations

verb

Provide the needed stimulus for

verb

To try to make a person or an animal angry or annoyed

Usage examples:

He was trying to provoke me into a fight., i’m trying to make people think, provoke their emotions.…

noun

The quality of smelling strongly of something or of having qualities (especially smells) that make you think of something else

Usage examples:

The faint redolence of cigar smoke hung on his clothes., i can still feel and smell the redolence o…

verb

Make (someone) annoyed or irritated.

Usage examples:

He has been riled by suggestions that his arsenal future is in doubt

noun

A distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant.

Usage examples:

The scent of freshly cut hay

verb

Impart a pleasant scent to.

Usage examples:

A glass of tea scented with a local herb

noun

A smell, esp. when pleasant, or a smell left behind by an animal or person

Usage examples:

[ c ] the scent of lilacs permeated the air., [ c ] the dogs were onto the lost boy’s scent (= were…