Delight and Inflame

Opposite meaning words

Delight verb - To give satisfaction to.

Usage example: the news that you had won the Pulitzer delighted us beyond words

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Inflame is an antonym for delight.

Inflame verb - To make angry.

Usage example: the newspaper editorial inflamed her enough to inspire her to dash off a letter to the editor

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Delight is an antonym for inflame in anger topic.

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