anger

an·ger  (nggr)

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.

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[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.

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anger

Noun

a feeling of extreme annoyance or displeasure

Verb

to make (someone) angry [Old Norse angr grief]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	anger - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance ire, choler emotion - any strong feeling fury, rage, madness - a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage" enragement, infuriation - a feeling of intense anger umbrage, offense, offence - a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question" indignation, outrage - a feeling of righteous anger huffiness - a passing state of anger and resentment hackles, dander - a feeling of anger and animosity; "having one's hackles or dander up" bad temper, ill temper - a persisting angry mood vexation, annoyance, chafe - anger produced by some annoying irritation
	2.	anger - the state of being angry angriness emotional arousal - the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior rage - 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) ire, wrath, ira 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" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" 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" infuriate, exasperate, incense - make furious 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 exasperate, aggravate, exacerbate - exasperate or irritate
	2.	anger - become angry; "He angers easily" see red 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"

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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

Translations

anger [ˈæŋgəʳ] n → ira, cólera, enojo (LAM)

vt → enojar, enfurecer

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anger [ˈæŋgəʳ] n → colère f

vt → mettre en colère, irriter

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anger [ˈæŋgəʳ] n → Zorn m

vt → ärgern;

(enrage) → erzürnen;

red with anger → rot vor Wut

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anger [ˈæŋgəʳ] n → rabbia

vt → arrabbiare