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wrath
[
rath
,
rahth
or, especially Brit.
,
rawth
]
Origin
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wrath
/
ræθ
,
rɑθ
or, especially Brit.
,
rɔθ
/
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[
rath
,
rahth
or, especially Brit.
,
rawth
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.
2.
vengeance or punishment as the consequence of anger.
adjective
3.
Archaic
.
wroth.
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Origin:
before 900;
(noun)
Middle English
wraththe,
Old English
wrǣththo,
equivalent to
wrāth
wroth
+
-tho
-th
1
;
(adj.) variant of
wroth
by association with the noun
Synonyms
1.
rage, resentment, fury, choler.
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Wrath
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/
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[
rath
]
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noun
Cape,
a high promontory in NW Scotland: most NW point on mainland.
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wrath
(rɒθ)
—
n
1.
angry, violent, or stern indignation
2.
divine vengeance or retribution
3.
archaic
a fit of anger or an act resulting from anger
—
adj
4.
obsolete
incensed; angry
[Old English
wrǣththu;
see
wroth
]
'wrathless
—
adj
Wrath
(rɒθ, rɔːθ)
—
n
Cape Wrath
a promontory at the NW extremity of the Scottish mainland
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
wrath
O.E. wræððu "anger," from wrað "angry" (see
wroth
) + -þu, from P.Gmc. -itho (as in
strength
,
width
etc.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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