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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
a strong emotion brought on by a person or thing that causes one great pain or trouble.
His cruelty filled me with anger.
- synonyms:
- bile, fury, rage, wrath
- similar words:
- bitterness, huff, irritation, outrage, passion, spleen, temper
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| related words: |
animosity, fury |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
angers, angering, angered |
| definition 1: |
to cause anger in; make angry.
He angered his sister with his teasing.The speaker's words angered the crowd.- synonyms:
- irritate, offend, outrage
- antonyms:
- pacify
- similar words:
- affront, annoy, provoke
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| definition 2: |
to become angry.
He doesn't anger easily.- synonyms:
- fume
- antonyms:
- calm
- similar words:
- burn, explode, inflame, seethe
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| related words: |
antagonize, bait, bug, enrage, fly off the handle, incense, irritate, outrage |
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The word anger comes from an early Icelandic word meaning "grief."
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broader categories that include anger |
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emotion, feeling |
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some actions involving anger |
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argue, bawl out, bristle, fly off the handle, frown, glare, grimace, growl, roar, scowl, scream, snap, snarl, sputter, stamp, sulk, swear, yell |
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some actions that cause anger |
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annoy, antagonize, bait, bother, enrage, exasperate, incense, incite, infuriate, irritate, make one's blood boil, needle, offend, provoke, rub the wrong way, scold, step on someone's toes |
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some forms of anger |
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bile, fury, huff, outrage, rage, temper, wrath |
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some people associated with anger |
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mob |
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some reactions to anger |
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cool off, excuse, forgive, keep one's shirt on, let bygones be bygones, soothe |
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some results of anger |
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contempt, feud, grudge, quarrel, tantrum |
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without anger |
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friendly, mellow, mild, tranquil |
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