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ANGER
wrath, anger, ire, ira
(noun) belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
anger, choler, ire
(noun) a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
anger, angriness
(noun) the state of being angry
anger
(verb) make angry; “The news angered him”
anger, see red
(verb) become angry; “He angers easily”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anger (countable and uncountable, plural angers)
A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.
(obsolete) Pain or stinging.
Synonyms
• See also anger
Verb
anger (third-person singular simple present angers, present participle angering, simple past and past participle angered)
(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
(intransitive) To become angry.
Synonyms
• (to cause anger): enrage, infuriate; annoy, vex, grill, displease; aggravate, irritate
• (to become angry): get angry (see angry for more)
Anagrams
• Agner, Negar, Regan, areng, grane, range, rangĂ©, regna, renga
Source: Wiktionary
An"ger, n. Etym: [OE. anger, angre, affliction, anger, fr. Icel. angr affliction, sorrow; akin to Dan. anger regret, Swed. ĂĄnger regret, AS. ange oppressed, sad, L. angor a strangling, anguish, angere to strangle, Gr. amhas pain, and to. anguish, anxious, quinsy, and perh. awe, ugly. The word seems to have orig. meant to choke, squeeze.
1. Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc. [Obs.] I made the experiment, setting the moxa where . . . the greatest anger and soreness still continued. Temple.
2. A strong passion or emotion of displeasure or antagonism, excited by a real or supposed injury or insult to one's self or others, or by the intent to do such injury. Anger is like A full hot horse, who being allowed his way, Self- mettle tires him. Shak.
Syn.
– Resentment; wrath; rage; fury; passion; ire gall; choler; indignation; displeasure; vexation; grudge; spleen.
– Anger, Indignation, Resentment, Wrath, Ire, Rage, Fury. Anger is a feeling of keen displeasure (usually with a desire to punish) for what we regard as wrong toward ourselves or others. It may be excessive or misplaced, but is not necessarily criminal. Indignation is a generous outburst of anger in view of things which are indigna, or unworthy to be done, involving what is mean, cruel, flagitious, etc., in character or conduct. Resentment is often a moody feeling, leading one to brood over his supposed personal wrongs with a deep and lasting anger. See Resentment. Wrath and ire (the last poetical) express the feelings of one who is bitterly provoked. Rage is a vehement ebullition of anger; and fury is an excess of rage, amounting almost to madness. Warmth of constitution often gives rise to anger; a high sense of honor creates indignation at crime; a man of quick sensibilities is apt to cherish resentment; the wrath and ire of men are often connected with a haughty and vindictive spirit; rage and fury are distempers of the soul to be regarded only with abhorrence.
An"ger, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Angered; p. pr. & vb. n. Angering.] Etym: [Cf. Icel. angra.]
1. To make painful; to cause to smart; to inflame. [Obs.] He . . . angereth malign ulcers. Bacon.
2. To excite to anger; to enrage; to provoke. Taxes and impositions . . . which rather angered than grieved the people. Clarendon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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