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单词 anger
释义

anger

[ ang-ger ]
/ ˈæŋ gər /
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noun

a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
Chiefly British Dialect. pain or smart, as of a sore.
Obsolete. grief; trouble.

verb (used with object)

to arouse anger or wrath in.
Chiefly British Dialect. to cause to smart; inflame.

verb (used without object)

to become angry: He angers with little provocation.

Origin of anger

1150–1200; Middle English <Scandinavian; compare Old Norse angr sorrow, grief, akin to Old High German angust (German Angst fear), Latin angor anguish

SYNONYMS FOR anger

1 resentment, exasperation; choler, bile, spleen.
4 displease, vex, irritate, exasperate, infuriate, enrage, incense, madden.
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synonym study for anger

1. 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.

OTHER WORDS FROM anger

an·ger·less, adjectiveun·an·gered, adjective

Words nearby anger

angel's share, angel's tears, angel's-trumpet, Angelus, Angelus Silesius, anger, angerly, anger management, Angerona, Angers, Angevin
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British Dictionary definitions for anger

anger
/ (ˈæŋɡə) /

noun

a feeling of great annoyance or antagonism as the result of some real or supposed grievance; rage; wrath

verb

(tr) to make angry; enrage

Word Origin for anger

C12: from Old Norse angr grief; related to Old English enge, Old High German engi narrow, Latin angere to strangle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with anger

anger

see more in sorrow than in anger.

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