anger

(ăng'gər)
n.
A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility.


v., -gered, -ger·ing, -gers.

v.tr.
To make angry; enrage or provoke.

v.intr.
To become angry: She angers too quickly.

[Middle English, from Old Norse angr, sorrow.]

SYNONYMS   anger, rage, fury, ire, wrath, resentment, indignation. These nouns denote varying degrees of marked displeasure. Anger, the most general, is strong displeasure: vented my anger by denouncing the supporters of the idea. Rage and fury imply intense, explosive, often destructive emotion: smashed the glass in a fit of rage; directed his fury at the murderer. Ire is a term for anger most frequently encountered in literature: "The best way to escape His ire/Is, not to seem too happy" (Robert Browning). Wrath applies especially to anger that seeks vengeance or punishment: saw the flood as a sign of the wrath of God. Resentment refers to indignant smoldering anger generated by a sense of grievance: deep resentment that led to a strike. Indignation is righteous anger at something wrongful, unjust, or evil: "public indignation about takeovers causing people to lose their jobs" (Allan Sloan).

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noun

A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility: choler, indignation, irateness, ire. See feelings.

verb

1. To cause to feel or show anger: burn (up), enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, provoke. Idioms: make one hot under the collar, make one's blood boil, put one's back up. See feelings.
2. To be or become angry: blow up, boil over, bristle, burn, explode, flare up, foam, fume, rage, seethe. Informal steam. Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one'sstacktop, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit theceilingroof, lose one's temper, see red. See feelings.

n

Definition: state of being mad, annoyed
Antonyms: agreeability, calmness, contentment, enjoyment, good nature, happiness, joy, peace, pleasantness

v

Definition: make someone mad; become mad
Antonyms: calm, forbear, make happy, quiet, soothe

An emotion commonly expressed in response to irritating, threatening, unpleasant, or frustrating situations. Anger typically manifests itself in facial expressions, body language, physiological responses (e.g. increased heart rate and pupil dilation), and sometimes in overt acts of aggression. Anger is a natural and healthy response that has evolved to enable us to deal with threats, but uncontrolled anger in sport is often associated with poor performance. When an athlete becomes angry, the cause of the anger often becomes the focus of attention. This may lead to a lack of concentration on the task at hand and performance deteriorates. See also anger management, psyching-up, sport rage.

IN BRIEF: A strong feeling caused by a person or thing that opposes, displeases, or hurts one.

Holding on to anger only gives you tense muscles. — Joan Lunden, US television journalist, ABC's "Good Morning America" co-host 17 years, author.

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Quotes:

"Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend." - Akhenaton

"As the whirlwind in its fury teareth up trees, and deformeth the face of nature, or as an earthquake in its convulsions overturneth whole cities; so the rage of an angry man throweth mischief around him." - Akhenaton

"It takes two flints to make a fire." - Louisa May Alcott

"I used to store my anger and it affected my play. Now I get it out. I'm never rude to my playing partner. I'm very focused on the ball. Then it's over." - Helen Alfredsson

"Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason." - William R. Alger

"The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present." - Barbara De Angelis

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For a list of words related to angered, see:

• Angry, Emotional, Aggressive, or Passionate

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vrede
v. tr. - gøre vred, gøre ophidset
v. intr. - blive vred, blive ophidset

Nederlands (Dutch)
boosheid, woede, boos/ woedend maken, ,

Français (French)
n. - fureur, colère, irritation, courroux
v. tr. - fâcher, irriter, courroucer (littér), mettre en colère
v. intr. - se mettre en colère

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zorn, Wut
v. - erzürnen, verärgern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (εξ)οργίζω, θυμώνω, οργίζομαι
n. - θυμός, οργή

Italiano (Italian)
far andare in collera, irritare, rabbia, collera, irritazione

idioms:

• fit of anger    accesso d'ira, stizza

Português (Portuguese)
v. - causar raiva, zangar-se, irritar-se
n. - raiva (f), ira (f), ódio (m), cólera (f)

idioms:

• fit of anger    acesso (m) de cólera

Русский (Russian)
сердить, раздражать, злить, гнев, ярость

idioms:

• fit of anger    приступ гнева

Español (Spanish)
n. - cólera, ira, enfado, enojo, irritación
v. tr. - enfadar, enojar, indignar, irritar, fastidiar
v. intr. - enfadarse, enojarse, indignarse, irritarse, fastidiarse, hacer enojar, causar irritación o fastidio

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - reta upp, förarga
n. - vrede, ilska

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
生气, 怒, 激怒, 使发怒, 发怒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 生氣, 怒
v. tr. - 激怒, 使發怒
v. intr. - 發怒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 노여움
v. tr. - 을 화나게 하다
v. intr. - 화내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 怒り
v. - 怒らせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغضب (الاسم) غضب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כעס, חימה‬
v. tr. - ‮הרגיז, הכעיס‬
v. intr. - ‮התכעס, עלתה בו חמתו‬

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