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.

Nearby words

angelou, maya, angels, angels-on-horseback, angelus, angelus silesius, anger, angerly, angerona, angers, angevin, angi-

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

SYNONYMS FOR anger

1 resentment, exasperation; choler, bile, spleen.

4 displease, vex, irritate, exasperate, infuriate, enrage, incense, madden.

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Related forms

an·ger·less, adjectiveun·an·gered, adjective

Synonym study

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.

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Examples from the Web for angered

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I felt puzzled and angered, and rode forward to question the French sentry.
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It angered her—though the smile might be good-humored, even affectionate.
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It angered her, not from any ethical motive, but because of her brother's part in it.
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She was angered quickly, but she forgave just as readily, and underneath her pride there was the meekness of a child.
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What in the world was it in the mere look of the tall, straight body of the woman to make her feel hot and angered?
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British Dictionary definitions for angered

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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Idioms and Phrases with angered

anger

see more in sorrow than in anger.