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wrath
[rath, rahth or, especially Brit., rawth]
–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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wrath (rāth, räth) n.
Wrathful. [Middle English, from Old English wrǣththu, from wrāth, angry; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Wrath
Wrath\ (?; 277), n. [OE. wrathe, wra[thorn][thorn]e, wrethe, wr[ae][eth][eth]e, AS. wr[=ae][eth][eth]o, fr. wr[=a][eth] wroth; akin to Icel. rei[eth]i wrath. See Wroth, a.]1. Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire. Wrath is a fire, and jealousy a weed. --Spenser. When the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased. --Esther ii. 1. Now smoking and frothing Its tumult and wrath in. --Southey. 2. The effects of anger or indignation; the just punishment of an offense or a crime. "A revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil." --Rom. xiii. 4. Syn: Anger; fury; rage; ire; vengeance; indignation; resentment; passion. See Anger.Wrath
Wrath\, a. See Wroth. [Obs.]Wrath
Wrath\, v. t. To anger; to enrage; -- also used impersonally. [Obs.] "I will not wrathen him." --Chaucer. If him wratheth, be ywar and his way shun. --Piers Plowman.
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Language Translation for : wrath
Spanish:
cólera,
German:
der Grimm,
Japanese:
激怒
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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