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- [ang-ger]
- /ˈæŋ gər/
- /ˈæŋɡə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ang-ger]
- /ˈæŋ gər/
Definitions of anger word
- uncountable noun anger Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way. 3
- verb anger If something angers you, it makes you feel angry. 3
- noun anger a feeling of great annoyance or antagonism as the result of some real or supposed grievance; rage; wrath 3
- verb anger to make angry; enrage 3
- noun anger a feeling of displeasure resulting from injury, mistreatment, opposition, etc., and usually showing itself in a desire to fight back at the supposed cause of this feeling 3
- noun anger pain or trouble 3
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Origin of anger
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse angr sorrow, grief, akin to Old High German angust (German Angst fear), Latin angor anguish
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Parts of speech for Anger
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
anger popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
anger usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for anger
noun anger
- annoyance — Annoyance is the feeling that you get when someone makes you feel fairly angry or impatient.
- acrimony — Acrimony is bitter and angry words or quarrels.
- impatience — lack of patience.
- rage — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
- fury — unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like: The gods unleashed their fury on the offending mortal.
verb anger
- annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- inflame — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- aggravate — If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
- displease — to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
- infuriate — to make furious; enrage.
Antonyms for anger
noun anger
verb anger
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- alleviate — If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.
- appease — If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
- pacify — to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.
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