anger
[ ang-ger ]
/ ˈæŋ gər /
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noun
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.
verb (used with object)
to arouse anger or wrath in.
Chiefly British Dialect. to cause to smart; inflame.
verb (used without object)
to become angry: He angers with little provocation.
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Origin of anger
1150–1200; Middle English <Scandinavian; compare Old Norse angr sorrow, grief, akin to Old High German angust (German Angst fear), Latin angor anguish
synonym study for anger
1. Anger, fury, indignation, rage imply deep and strong feelings aroused by injury, injustice, wrong, etc. Anger is the general term for a sudden violent displeasure: a burst of anger. Indignation implies deep and justified anger: indignation at cruelty or against corruption. Rage is vehement anger: rage at being frustrated. Fury is rage so great that it resembles insanity: the fury of an outraged lover.
OTHER WORDS FROM anger
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British Dictionary definitions for anger
anger
/ (ˈæŋɡə) /
noun
a feeling of great annoyance or antagonism as the result of some real or supposed grievance; rage; wrath
verb
(tr) to make angry; enrage
Word Origin for anger
C12: from Old Norse angr grief; related to Old English enge, Old High German engi narrow, Latin angere to strangle
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Other Idioms and Phrases with anger
anger
see more in sorrow than in anger.
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