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WRATH
wrath, anger, ire, ira
(noun) belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
wrath
(noun) intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wrath (usually uncountable, plural wraths)
(formal or old-fashioned) Great anger.
Synonyms: fury, ire
(rare) Punishment.
Usage notes
• The pronunciation with the vowel /æ/ is regarded as incorrect by many British English speakers.
Adjective
wrath (comparative more wrath, superlative most wrath)
(rare) Wrathful; very angry.
Verb
wrath (third-person singular simple present wraths, present participle wrathing, simple past and past participle wrathed)
(obsolete) To anger; to enrage.
Anagrams
• Warth, warth
Source: Wiktionary
Wrath, n. Etym: [OE. wrathe, wraÞ\'ede, wrethe, wræ\'ebthe, AS. wræ\'ebtho, fr. wra\'eb wroth; akin to Icel. reithi wrath. See Wroth, a.]
1. Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire. Wrath is a fire, and jealousy a weed. Spenser. When the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased. Esther ii. 1. Now smoking and frothing Its tumult and wrath in. Southey.
2. The effects of anger or indignation; the just punishment of an offense or a crime. "A revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil." Rom. xiii. 4.
Syn.
– Anger; fury; rage; ire; vengeance; indignation; resentment; passion. See Anger.
Wrath, a.
Definition: See Wroth. [Obs.]
Wrath, v. t.
Definition: To anger; to enrage; -- also used impersonally. [Obs.] "I will not wrathen him." Chaucer. If him wratheth, be ywar and his way shun. Piers Plowman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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