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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