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单词 anger
释义 an·ger
I. \ˈaŋgə(r), ˈaiŋ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, affliction, anger, from Old Norse angr grief, sorrow; akin to Old English enge narrow, Old High German engi, Old Norse öngr, Gothic angwus, Latin angor strangling, anguish, angere to strangle, distress, Greek anchein to strangle, Sanskrit aṁhas anxiety
1. now dialect England : inflammation especially of a wound or sore
2. : a strong feeling of displeasure and usually of antagonism
 < an outburst of >
3. : a cause or manifestation of anger
 < or if thy mistress some rich anger shows — John Keats >
4. : something resembling the state, appearance, or behavior of an angry person
 < the anger of sea and sky >
 < the monstrous anger of the guns — Wilfred Owen >
Synonyms:
 ire, rage, fury, indignation, wrath: anger is the most general of these terms, merely indicating the emotional reaction of extreme displeasure and suggesting no definite degree of intensity
  < boys and girls come to the hospitals full of fear and, sometimes, anger — J.N.Bell >
  < his angers, his personal spites reached metaphysical proportions — Lionel Abel >
  ire is literary, usually suggesting a somewhat greater emotional turmoil than anger
  < it turns the people's ire from local abuses — Stanley Ross >
  < undismayed by the dark flush of ire he kindled — George Meredith >
  < concealed his resentful ire — Jane Austen >
  rage usually adds to anger the idea of loss of control, of usually strong outward display presumably reflecting an intense inner frustration, revengefulness, or temporary derangement
  < his curses of rage and frustration tore the air and made the soldiers cringe — Allen Churchill >
  < hurled themselves at the spot, jaws snapping, trembling with violent rage — William Beebe >
  fury usually indicates extreme overmastering rage; sometimes it applies to a violent and indignant anger kept barely under control
  < the fury and devastation of World War II — Lamp >
  < phrases could move crowds to fury or pity — Arnold Bennett >
  < his anger deepened into fury — Agnes Repplier >
  < to watch in a cold fury >
  indignation implies anger of no specified intensity or outward display but provoked by what one considers mean, shameful, unworthy, or outrageous
  < the crime of aggression arouses their moral indignation — A.O.Wolfers >
  < the colonies were aflame with indignation — H.E.Scudder >
  wrath may imply either rage or indignation, usually also implying a grievance and a desire to revenge or punish in return
  < violent outbursts of wrath and summary chastisements do occur — Margaret Mead >
  < in wrath he had a widening glower that enveloped the offender — yet his eye seemed to stab — a flash shot from its center to transfix and pierce — G.D.Brown >
  < the wrath of God >
II. verb
(angered ; angered ; angering \-g(ə)riŋ\ ; angers)
Etymology: Middle English angren to distress, anger, from Old Norse angra, from angr
transitive verb
1. : to excite to anger : make angry
 < her helplessness angered her — Robert Grant †1940 >
2. chiefly dialect : to cause to smart : inflame
 < the continued exertion angered his wound >
intransitive verb
: to become angry
 < a man who angers easily >
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