anger
[ ang-ger ]
/ ˈæŋ gər /
noun
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
Chiefly British Dialect.
pain or smart, as of a sore.
Obsolete.
grief; trouble.
verb (used with object)
to arouse anger or wrath in.
Chiefly British Dialect.
to cause to smart; inflame.
verb (used without object)
to become angry: He angers with little provocation.
Origin of anger
1150–1200; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse
angr sorrow, grief, akin to Old High German
angust (German
Angst fear), Latin
angor anguish
SYNONYMS FOR anger
synonym study for anger
1.
Anger,
fury,
indignation,
rage imply deep and strong feelings aroused by injury, injustice, wrong, etc.
Anger is the general term for a sudden violent displeasure:
a burst of anger.
Indignation implies deep and justified anger:
indignation at cruelty or against corruption.
Rage is vehement anger:
rage at being frustrated.
Fury is rage so great that it resembles insanity:
the fury of an outraged lover.
OTHER WORDS FROM anger
an·ger·less, adjective un·an·gered, adjectiveWords nearby anger
angelou, maya,
angels,
angels-on-horseback,
angelus,
angelus silesius,
anger,
angerly,
angerona,
angers,
angevin,
angi-
Example sentences from the Web for anger
British Dictionary definitions for anger
anger
/ (ˈæŋɡə) /
noun
a feeling of great annoyance or antagonism as the result of some real or supposed grievance; rage; wrath
verb
(tr)
to make angry; enrage
Word Origin for anger
C12: from Old Norse
angr grief; related to Old English
enge, Old High German
engi narrow, Latin
angere to strangle
Idioms and Phrases with anger
anger
see more in sorrow than in anger.