anger

Forms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: angers

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): anger
past (v2): angered
past participle (v3): angered
present participle: angering
3rd person singular: angers

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, unfair or unjust treatment, or an undesired situation.
- You need to control your anger.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
- He who angers you conquers you.
2.To become angry.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2626

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Uncommon
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

Etymology

From Middle English anger (“grief, pain, trouble, affliction, vexation, sorrow, wrath”), from Old Norse angr, ǫngr (“affliction, sorrow”) (compare Old Norse ang, ǫng (“troubled”)), from Proto-Germanic *angazaz (“grief, sorrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow, tied together”).

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Overall

By learning goal

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.