angernoun [ U ]
uk/ˈæŋ.ɡər/us/ˈæŋ.ɡɚ/B2 a strong feeling that makes you want to hurt someone or be unpleasant because of something unfair or unkind that has happened:
I think he feels a lot of anger towards his father, who treated him very badly as a child.
There is a danger that anger at the new law may turn into anti-government feeling.
The people showed no surprise or anger at their treatment.
He found it hard to contain (= control) his anger.
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- Her cheeks were aflame with anger.
- We are demonstrating to show our anger and disgust at the treatment of refugees.
- His apology took the edge off her anger.
- The new tax caused a huge amount of public anger.
- Her comments provoked an outburst of anger from the boss.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Anger and displeasure
- acrimonious
- animus
- annoyance
- bad feeling
- benny
- flap
- get the hump idiom
- gorge
- grit
- grit your teeth idiom
- grudge
- hard feelings idiom
- hissy fit
- irritation
- resent
- resentful
- slow burn
- sour grapes idiom
- spite
- tantrum
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angerverb [ T ]
uk/ˈæŋ.ɡər/us/ˈæŋ.ɡɚ/to make someone angry:
The remark angered him.
It always angers me to see so much waste.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- annoy
- annoyance
- burn
- go too far idiom
- goat
- grate
- hack
- hack sb off
- harass
- nose
- ruffle sb's feathers idiom
- set sb's teeth on edge idiom
- step/tread on sb's toes idiom
- stick in sb's craw idiom
- stick in sb's throat idiom
- tee
- toe
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