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wrath
[ rath, rahth or, especially British, rawth ]
/ ræθ, rɑθ or, especially British, rɔθ /
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noun
strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.
vengeance or punishment as the consequence of anger.
adjective
Archaic. wroth.
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Wrath
[ rath ]
/ ræθ /
noun
Cape, a high promontory in NW Scotland: most NW point on mainland.
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British Dictionary definitions for wrath (1 of 2)
wrath
/ (rɒθ) /
noun
angry, violent, or stern indignation
divine vengeance or retribution
archaic a fit of anger or an act resulting from anger
adjective
obsolete incensed; angry
Derived forms of wrath
wrathless, adjectiveWord Origin for wrath
Old English wrǣththu; see wroth
British Dictionary definitions for wrath (2 of 2)
Wrath
/ (rɒθ, rɔːθ) /
noun
Cape Wrath a promontory at the NW extremity of the Scottish mainland
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