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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR wrath

1 rage, resentment, fury, choler.

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Origin of wrath

before 900; (noun) Middle English wraththe,Old English wrǣththo, equivalent to wrāthwroth + -tho-th¹; (adj.) variant of wroth by association with the noun

Words nearby wrath

wrapround, wrapt, wrap-up, wrasse, wrastle, wrath, wrathful, wrathy, wreak, wreak havoc, wreath

Other definitions for wrath (2 of 2)

Wrath

[ rath ]

/ ræθ /

noun

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

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How to use wrath in a sentence

The exercise, which puts users in Nastya’s shoes and asks them to choose options to handle Kirill’s wrath, is an attempt to highlight domestic violence that activists say has soared in Russia during the pandemic.
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A windy spot helps the wood dry, but you don’t want 100-miles-per-hour, wrath-of-Aeolus-level wind either.
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Holiday would have faced the wrath of systemic racism whether she courted it or not.
We Lost Who Billie Holiday Might Have Been If She Wasn’t Busy Fighting Racism|Brande Victorian|February 26, 2021|Essence.com
The vice-president had earned their wrath for refusing to overturn the election as their master had commanded.
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Loyalty to the country and its government — being shown primarily by Republican state officials — brings down presidential wrath and abuse by MAGA forces.
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Twelve-year-old dance prodigy Maddie Ziegler has suffered the wrath of Dance Moms tyrant Abby Lee Miller.
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Or, anyway, we were willing to brave the wrath of the building superintendent and climb the roof stairs to Tar Beach.
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I shirked duty in pursuit of a good sleep, incurring her wrath this morning.
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How the Export-Import Bank” became a target “for Tea Party wrath is a little strange to me.
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And as its influence and readership expands, the paper is feeling the wrath of Hollywood mega-stars.
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And as a flood hath watered the earth; so shall his wrath inherit the nations, that have not sought after him.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
In the time of destruction they shall pour out their force: and they shall appease the wrath of him that made them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
As night began to settle down over the land, the Queen Elizabeth seemed to feel the time had come to give full vent to her wrath.
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Some affirm that he wrote to please royalty, but if so why did he not condemn the custom to appease the wrath of a sapient king.
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Elizabeth left the blameless victim of all this wrath, standing in the middle of the floor.
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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, adjective

Word 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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