anger

Anger is a human emotion that involves intense displeasure and aggression as a response to an aggravating event, as in My mother was filled with anger after she found out that I had snuck out to the party.

The word anger is also used to mean to make someone feel anger or to begin to feel anger oneself, as in That grouchy old man next door angers easily. Anger also refers to making someone else feel anger, as in The disrespect shown by the new recruit angered the drill instructor.

Anger is a strong human emotion, and you’ve likely experienced anger in your own life. If you have ever felt your heart pumping strongly and wanted to scream or punch a wall, you’ve felt anger. You might feel anger when someone insults you, takes something from you, hurts one of your loved ones, or does something that you really don’t like. Feeling anger is completely normal, although how you respond to anger can make a big difference.

Angry is used to describe feeling anger, as in I try to avoid angry dogs.

Example: The silly jester was an expert at calming the king’s anger.

The first records of anger come from around 1150. It ultimately comes from the Old Norse word angr, meaning “grief or sorrow.” It is related to the Old English enge, which comes from the Latin verb angere, meaning “to strangle.”

While anger may cause you to want to strangle someone, most people are able to control their anger in other, healthy ways. Usually, experts recommend that you try to calm yourself or to channel your anger into something productive, like journaling or taking a walk. Sometimes, a person just needs to release their anger by shouting, cursing, or punching a pillow. It is almost always a bad idea to suppress, that is holding in and ignoring, your anger because doing so can lead to anxiety, stress, or violent outbursts.

What are some other forms related to anger?

• angerless (adjective)
• unangered (adjective)

What are some synonyms for anger?

• fury
• rage
• embitter
• inflame

What are some words that share a root or word element with anger? 

• angry
• angrily
• anger management

What are some words that often get used in discussing anger?

• violence
• hate
• yell
• shout

Anger is a common word used to describe a common emotion. Social media often causes people to feel anger.

Anger can make us do idiotic things. It provides momentary justification for things we'll regret permanently.

— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2020

That game has angered me because a smart coach would’ve won that game

— John Gunther (@TheJohnGunther) December 2, 2020

Trying to write at B&N. There's a lady beside me having a very loud conference call. I'd ask her to stop, but based in the conversation, it seems she angers easily… Oh, fun, she's singing show tunes now… Y'all.

— Kiera Cass (@kieracass) March 29, 2019

Is anger used correctly in the following sentence?

The protesters yelled about the law that caused their anger.