an·ger ( ng g r)n. A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility. v. an·gered, an·ger·ing, an·gers v.tr. To make angry; enrage or provoke. v.intr. To become angry: She angers too quickly.
[Middle English, from Old Norse angr, sorrow; see angh- in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: anger, rage, fury, ire, wrath, resentment, indignation These nouns denote varying degrees of marked displeasure. Anger, the most general, is strong displeasure: vented my anger by denouncing the supporters of the idea. Rage and fury imply intense, explosive, often destructive emotion: smashed the glass in a fit of rage; directed his fury at the murderer. Ire is a term for anger most frequently encountered in literature: "The best way to escape His ire/Is, not to seem too happy" Robert Browning. Wrath applies especially to anger that seeks vengeance or punishment: saw the flood as a sign of the wrath of God. Resentment refers to indignant smoldering anger generated by a sense of grievance: deep resentment that led to a strike. Indignation is righteous anger at something wrongful, unjust, or evil: "public indignation about takeovers causing people to lose their jobs" Allan Sloan. |
anger Noun a feeling of extreme annoyance or displeasure Verb to make (someone) angry [Old Norse angr grief]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | anger - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievancefury, rage, madness - a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage" umbrage, offense, offence - a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question" huffiness - a passing state of anger and resentment hackles, dander - a feeling of anger and animosity; "having one's hackles or dander up" | | 2. | anger - the state of being angryrage - a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer" | | 3. | anger - belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins" | | Verb | 1. | anger - make angry; "The news angered him"combust - cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan" miff - cause to be annoyed; "His behavior really miffed me" irk, gall - irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit" madden - make mad; "His behavior is maddening" offend, pique - cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me" enrage - put into a rage; make violently angry | | 2. | anger - become angry; "He angers easily"feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" bridle - anger or take offense; "She bridled at his suggestion to elope" steam - get very angry; "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man" raise the roof - get very angry; "He will raise the roof when he hears this" |
anger noun 1. rage, passion, outrage, temper, fury, resentment, irritation, wrath, indignation, annoyance, agitation, ire, antagonism, displeasure, exasperation, irritability, spleen, pique, ill temper, vehemence, vexation, high dudgeon, ill humour, choler << OPPOSITE calmness verb 2. enrage, provoke, outrage, annoy, offend, excite, irritate, infuriate, hassle ( informal) aggravate ( informal) incense, fret, gall, madden, exasperate, nettle, vex, affront, displease, rile, pique, get on someone's nerves ( informal) antagonize, get someone's back up, put someone's back up, nark Brit., Austral., N.Z. ( slang) make someone's blood boil, get in someone's hair ( informal) get someone's dander up ( informal) << OPPOSITE soothe
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