anger management

American  

[ang-ger man-ij-muhnt] / ˈæŋ gər ˌmæn ɪdʒ mənt /

noun

1. a psychotherapeutic process or program for controlling anger and preventing its destructive manifestations.

   Without anger management, your outbursts of hostility may eventually have catastrophic consequences.

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Etymology

Origin of anger management

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

On New Years' Eve - more than a year into their relationship - he came to her house and told her he was going for anger management counselling.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Friends, relatives and former cellmates have touted the brothers’ lives behind bars, pointing to programs they’ve spearheaded for inmates, including classes for anger management, meditation, and helping inmates in hospice care.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

Fine was held in contempt of court and ordered to attend anger management courses late last year after he made obscene gestures at a judge.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2025

She works with fellow prisoners on coping skills and anger management, and helps them set goals for their time in prison or look up legal cases in the law library.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

“So, Paine, I meant to ask you— how’re the anger management classes goin’?” Part of the deal for Dusty dropping the charges was that my father would sign up for “professional counseling.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen