anger
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
Chiefly British Dialect. pain or smart, as of a sore.
Obsolete. grief; trouble.
to arouse anger or wrath in.
Chiefly British Dialect. to cause to smart; inflame.
to become angry: He angers with little provocation.
Origin of anger
1synonym study For anger
Other words for anger
Other words from anger
- an·ger·less, adjective
- un·an·gered, adjective
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How to use anger in a sentence
By relaying his own experiences with childhood hunger, Rashford created a groundswell of anger with the decision.
After growing up poor, a Premier League star corners U.K. into feeding its hungry | Amos Barshad | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostIt was replaced, almost instantaneously, by an overwhelming anger at the current administration, which would prefer that we all experience our own private covid hell.
As a food writer with covid, I worried I’d lose my sense of taste. It turned out to be much worse. | Tim Carman | November 29, 2020 | Washington PostThen again, watching the family go through their cycle of denial, anger and sadness as I give them the phone call that their loved one is indeed dying.
Ask Amy: Scotch and wine might lead to a problem | Amy Dickinson | November 22, 2020 | Washington PostAs part of the deal, he must pay a fine, take an anger management class and write apology letters to all of the deputies involved in the incident.
How Cops Who Use Force and Even Kill Can Hide Their Names From the Public | by Kenny Jacoby, USA Today and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica | October 29, 2020 | ProPublicaGiraldo’s death has only increased their anger because they have previously documented numerous complaints of abuses and excess use of force by soldiers and the police.
Transgender woman’s death shocks Colombia | Yariel Valdés González | October 2, 2020 | Washington Blade
The drones bombing the tribal area, angering many, are run by the Company.
Why So Many Pakistanis Hate Their Nobel Peace Prize Winner | Chris Allbritton | October 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“When you do any kind of work on video games, I think you run the risk of angering both sides,” he added.
Playing Violent Video Games Makes You a Better Person, Study Says | Kevin Zawacki | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter angering the crowd with a late start in 2008, West was back with some better music, and a lot of preaching.
Kanye Returns to Bonnaroo With a Night of Lectures | Daniel G. Hill | June 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn some ways, however, the Ukraine showdown has placed pressure the White House to hold off on further angering the Russians.
Pentagon Moves to Block Russian Spy Plane in American Skies | Eli Lake | April 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis fear of disappointing or angering the community turns out to be unfounded.
The Sole Survivors Club: A New Documentary Explores the Burden of Being a Plane Crash ‘Miracle’ | Nina Strochlic | November 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you fear man so greatly that you dare not do righteously for fear of angering men, then slavish fear is your God.
The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth | Lewis H. BerensThe temper of the people was such that any little thing angering them would have been as a spark to gunpowder.
How I Know God Answers Prayer | Rosalind GoforthStill she was silent, for the sarcasm in Erskines voice was angering her.
Erskine Dale--Pioneer | John FoxThe problem of how to get aid to the Czechs without angering the Russian people is a big one for the allied statesmen.
The World War and What was Behind It | Louis P. BenezetShe had begged that he might be omitted from the list; but Mrs. Tappitt had been afraid of angering their father.
Rachel Ray | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for anger
/ (ˈæŋɡə) /
a feeling of great annoyance or antagonism as the result of some real or supposed grievance; rage; wrath
(tr) to make angry; enrage
Origin of anger
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with anger
see more in sorrow than in anger.
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