Other Definitions
anger (enc)

Anger

Noun1.anger - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
emotion - any strong feeling
fury, rage, madness - a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"
enragement, infuriation - a feeling of intense anger
umbrage, offense, offence - a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question"
indignation, outrage - a feeling of righteous anger
huffiness - a passing state of anger and resentment
hackles, dander - a feeling of anger and animosity; "having one's hackles or dander up"
bad temper, ill temper - a persisting angry mood
vexation, annoyance, chafe - anger produced by some annoying irritation
2.anger - the state of being angry
emotional arousal - the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior
rage - a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer"
3.anger - belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; theologians list 7 mortal sins
Verb1.anger - make angry; "The news angered him"
arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
combust - cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
miff - cause to be annoyed; "His behavior really miffed me"
irk, gall - irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"
infuriate, exasperate, incense - make furious
madden - make mad; "His behavior is maddening"
offend, pique - cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"
enrage - put into a rage; make violently angry
exasperate, aggravate, exacerbate - exasperate or irritate
2.anger - become angry; "He angers easily"
feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
steam - get very angry; "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"
raise the roof - get very angry; "He will raise the roof when he hears this"

 

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