wrath

¹

[rath, rahth, rawth]

noun

1. strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.

   Synonyms: choler, fury, resentment, rage

2. vengeance or punishment as the consequence of anger.

adjective

1. Archaic.,  wroth.

Wrath

²

[rath]

noun

1. Cape, a high promontory in NW Scotland: most NW point on mainland.

wrath

¹

/ rɒθ /

noun

1. angry, violent, or stern indignation

2. divine vengeance or retribution

3. archaic,  a fit of anger or an act resulting from anger

adjective

1. obsolete,  incensed; angry

Wrath

²

/ rɔːθ, rɒθ /

noun

1. a promontory at the NW extremity of the Scottish mainland

Other Word Forms

• wrathless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrath¹

First recorded before 900; (for the noun) Middle English wraththe, Old English wrǣththo, equivalent to wrāth wroth + -tho -th ¹; (for the adjective) variant of wroth by association with the noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrath¹

Old English wrǣththu; see _wroth

Example Sentences

Even companies posting strong financial results haven’t avoided investors’ wrath lately.

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She’s no longer a difficult woman but a harbinger of wrath.

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He said the attackers would incur the "full wrath" of American military might.

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"You either incur the wrath of the Palace, or you look like you are defending the indefensible."

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In one of the stories, The Pinking Shears, the character is a spirited little girl called Jean Louie who gives a friend a haircut and faces the wrath of the child's father.

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