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Wrath

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Wrath  (rth), Cape
A promontory at the northwest extremity of the Scottish mainland.

wrath  (rth, räth)
n.
1. Forceful, often vindictive anger. See Synonyms at anger.
2.
a. Punishment or vengeance as a manifestation of anger.
b. Divine retribution for sin.
adj. Archaic
Wrathful.

[Middle English, from Old English wrththu, from wrth, angry; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]

wrath [rɒθ]
n
1. angry, violent, or stern indignation
2. divine vengeance or retribution
3. Archaic a fit of anger or an act resulting from anger
adj
Obsolete incensed; angry
[Old English wrǣththu; see wroth]
wrathless  adj

Wrath [rɒθ rɔːθ]
n
(Placename) Cape. a promontory at the NW extremity of the Scottish mainland
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wrath - intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
fury, rage, madness - a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"
2.wrath - 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"

wrath
noun anger, passion, rage, temper, fury, resentment, irritation, indignation, ire, displeasure, exasperation, choler His action incurred the wrath of animal rights activists.
delight, pleasure, joy, satisfaction, happiness, enjoyment, amusement, gratification, contentment, gladness
Quotations
"I was angry with my friend,"
"I told my wrath, my wrath did end."
"I was angry with my foe,"
"I told it not, my wrath did grow" [William Blake A Poison Tree]
"nursing her wrath to keep it warm" [Robert Burns Tam o' Shanter]
"wrath: anger of a superior quality and degree, appropriate to exalted characters and momentous occasions" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
Translations
wrath [rɒθ] N (poet) [of person] → cólera f; [of storm] → ira f, furia f
see also incur

wrath [ˈrɒθ] n [person] → courroux m; [God] → colère f; [gods] → courroux m

wrath
nZorn m; (liter, of storm) → Wut f

wrath [rɒθ] n (liter) → ira, collera
wrath [rɒθ] n (liter) → ira, collera

wrath
n wrath [roθ, (American ) rӕθ]
violent anger. gramskap غَضَب شَديد، حَنَق гняв hněv vrede der Grimm οργή cólera raev خشم؛ غضب raivo colère रोष gnjev harag kemarahan heift, bræði collera 激怒 분노 pyktis, įtūžis dusmas; niknums kemarahan; kemurkaan toorn harme, sinne, vrede gniew ira mânie гнев hnev besnost gnev vrede ความโกรธเคือง gazap, öfke 盛怒 гнів, лють غضب sự phẫn nộ
adj wrathful
toornig غاضِب جِدا، حانِق гневен rozhněvaný vred grimmig οργισμένος encolerizado raevukas خشمگین؛ عصبانی vihainen courroucé कुपित gnjevan haragos marah ofsareiður furibondo 激怒した 격분한, 몹시 화가 난 įtūžęs dusmīgs; nikns teramat marah; murka toornig harm(full), vred gniewny irado mânios разгневанный rozhnevaný besen gnevan vredgad, vred โกรธมาก öfkeli 怒氣衝衝的 гнівний, розгніваний غضب ناک đầy phẫn nộ


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exalted characters and momentous occasions; as, "the wrath of God,"
He rose up and shook himself in great wrath, and searched every corner of his den to find the Mouse.
The Man of Wrath says they are pernicious creatures and should be killed.
 
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