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an·ger    Audio Help   [ang-ger] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
2.Chiefly British Dialect. pain or smart, as of a sore.
3.Obsolete. grief; trouble.
–verb (used with object)
4.to arouse anger or wrath in.
5.Chiefly British Dialect. to cause to smart; inflame.
–verb (used without object)
6.to become angry: He angers with little provocation.

[Origin: 1150–1200; ME < Scand; cf. ON angr sorrow, grief, akin to OHG angust (G Angst fear), L angor anguish]

an·ger·less, adjective

1. resentment, exasperation; choler, bile, spleen. 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. 4. displease, vex, irritate, exasperate, infuriate, enrage, incense, madden.
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an·ger    Audio Help   (āng'gər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility.

v.   an·gered, an·ger·ing, an·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; see angh- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: 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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anger 
v. c.1200, from O.N. angra "to grieve, vex;" n. c.1250, from O.N. angr "distress, grief," from P.Gmc. *angus (cf. O.E. enge "narrow, painful," M.Du. enghe, Goth. aggwus "narrow"), from PIE base *angh- "stretch round, tight, painfully constricted, painful" (cf. Skt. amhu- "narrow," amhah "anguish;" Armenian anjuk "narrow;" Lith. ankstas "narrow;" Gk. ankhein "to squeeze," ankhone "a strangling;" L. angere "to throttle, torment;" O.Ir. cum-ang "straitness, want"). In M.E., also of physical pain.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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anger

noun
1. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance 
2. the state of being angry 
3. belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: wrath

verb
1. make angry; "The news angered him" 
2. become angry; "He angers easily" 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
anger [ˈӕŋgə] noun
a violent, bitter feeling (against someone or something)
Example: He was filled with anger about the way he had been treated.
Arabic: غَضَب
Chinese (Simplified): 愤怒
Chinese (Traditional): 憤怒
Czech: hněv, zlost
Danish: vrede
Dutch: woede
Estonian: viha
Finnish: viha
French: colère
German: der Zorn
Greek: θυμός
Hungarian: harag
Icelandic: reiði
Indonesian: kemarahan
Italian: rabbia, collera
Japanese: 怒り
Korean: 노여움
Latvian: dusmas
Lithuanian: pyktis
Norwegian: sinne
Polish: gniew
Portuguese (Brazil): cólera
Portuguese (Portugal): cólera
Romanian: mânie, furie
Russian: гнев
Slovak: hnev, zlosť
Slovenian: jeza
Spanish: cólera, furia
Swedish: ilska
Turkish: kızgınlık, öfke
anger [ˈӕŋgə] verb
to make someone angry
Example: His words angered her very much.
Arabic: يُغْضِب
Chinese (Simplified): 使发怒
Chinese (Traditional): 使發怒
Czech: rozhněvat, rozzlobit
Danish: gøre vred
Dutch: boos maken
Estonian: vihale ajama
Finnish: vihastuttaa
French: mettre en colère
German: erzürnen
Greek: προκαλώ θυμό σε κπ., εξοργίζω
Hungarian: (fel)mérgesít
Icelandic: gera reiðan
Indonesian: membangkitkan marah
Italian: fare arrabbiare*, mandare in collera*
Japanese: 怒らせる
Korean: 화내다; 화나게 하다
Latvian: sadusmot
Lithuanian: supykdyti
Norwegian: gjøre sint
Polish: rozgniewać
Portuguese (Brazil): encolerizar
Portuguese (Portugal): irritar
Romanian: a mânia, a supăra
Russian: сердить
Slovak: rozhnevať
Slovenian: razjeziti
Spanish: enfurecer, enfadar
Swedish: förarga
Turkish: kızdırmak, öfkelendirmek
See also: angry

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Anger

An"ger\, n. [OE. anger, angre, affliction, anger, fr. Icel. angr affliction, sorrow; akin to Dan. anger regret, Swed. [*a]nger regret, AS. ange oppressed, sad, L. angor a strangling, anguish, angere to strangle, Gr. ? to strangle, Skr. amhas pain, and to. anguish, anxious, quinsy, and perh. awe, ugly. The word seems to have orig. meant to choke, squeeze. ?.]

1. Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc. [Obs.]

I made the experiment, setting the moxa where . . . the greatest anger and soreness still continued. --Temple.

2. A strong passion or emotion of displeasure or antagonism, excited by a real or supposed injury or insult to one's self or others, or by the intent to do such injury.

Anger is like A full hot horse, who being allowed his way, Self-mettle tires him. --Shak.

Syn: Resentment; wrath; rage; fury; passion; ire gall; choler; indignation; displeasure; vexation; grudge; spleen.

Usage: Anger, Indignation, Resentment, Wrath, Ire, Rage, Fury. Anger is a feeling of keen displeasure (usually with a desire to punish) for what we regard as wrong toward ourselves or others. It may be excessive or misplaced, but is not necessarily criminal. Indignation is a generous outburst of anger in view of things which are indigna, or unworthy to be done, involving what is mean, cruel, flagitious, etc., in character or conduct. Resentment is often a moody feeling, leading one to brood over his supposed personal wrongs with a deep and lasting anger. See Resentment. Wrath and ire (the last poetical) express the feelings of one who is bitterly provoked. Rage is a vehement ebullition of anger; and fury is an excess of rage, amounting almost to madness. Warmth of constitution often gives rise to anger; a high sense of honor creates indignation at crime; a man of quick sensibilities is apt to cherish resentment; the wrath and ire of men are often connected with a haughty and vindictive spirit; rage and fury are distempers of the soul to be regarded only with abhorrence.

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Anger

An"ger\, n. [OE. anger, angre, affliction, anger, fr. Icel. angr affliction, sorrow; akin to Dan. anger regret, Swed. [*a]nger regret, AS. ange oppressed, sad, L. angor a strangling, anguish, angere to strangle, Gr. ? to strangle, Skr. amhas pain, and to. anguish, anxious, quinsy, and perh. awe, ugly. The word seems to have orig. meant to choke, squeeze. ?.]

1. Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc. [Obs.]

I made the experiment, setting the moxa where . . . the greatest anger and soreness still continued. --Temple.

2. A strong passion or emotion of displeasure or antagonism, excited by a real or supposed injury or insult to one's self or others, or by the intent to do such injury.

Anger is like A full hot horse, who being allowed his way, Self-mettle tires him. --Shak.

Syn: Resentment; wrath; rage; fury; passion; ire gall; choler; indignation; displeasure; vexation; grudge; spleen.

Usage: Anger, Indignation, Resentment, Wrath, Ire, Rage, Fury. Anger is a feeling of keen displeasure (usually with a desire to punish) for what we regard as wrong toward ourselves or others. It may be excessive or misplaced, but is not necessarily criminal. Indignation is a generous outburst of anger in view of things which are indigna, or unworthy to be done, involving what is mean, cruel, flagitious, etc., in character or conduct. Resentment is often a moody feeling, leading one to brood over his supposed personal wrongs with a deep and lasting anger. See Resentment. Wrath and ire (the last poetical) express the feelings of one who is bitterly provoked. Rage is a vehement ebullition of anger; and fury is an excess of rage, amounting almost to madness. Warmth of constitution often gives rise to anger; a high sense of honor creates indignation at crime; a man of quick sensibilities is apt to cherish resentment; the wrath and ire of men are often connected with a haughty and vindictive spirit; rage and fury are distempers of the soul to be regarded only with abhorrence.

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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Anger

the emotion of instant displeasure on account of something evil that presents itself to our view. In itself it is an original susceptibility of our nature, just as love is, and is not necessarily sinful. It may, however, become sinful when causeless, or excessive, or protracted (Matt. 5:22; Eph. 4:26; Col. 3:8). As ascribed to God, it merely denotes his displeasure with sin and with sinners (Ps. 7:11).

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