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- [rath, rahth or, esp. British, rawth]
- /ræθ, rɑθ or, esp. British, rɔθ/
- /rɒθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rath, rahth or, esp. British, rawth]
- /ræθ, rɑθ or, esp. British, rɔθ/
Definitions of wrath word
- noun wrath Cape, a high promontory in NW Scotland: most NW point on mainland. 1
- adjective wrath Archaic. wroth. 1
- noun wrath Extreme anger (chiefly used for humorous or rhetorical effect). 1
- noun wrath of God 1
- noun wrath anger 1
- uncountable noun wrath Wrath means the same as anger. 0
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Origin of wrath
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English wraththe, Old English wrǣththo, equivalent to wrāth wroth + -tho -th1; (adj.) variant of wroth by association with the noun
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Parts of speech for Wrath
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wrath popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% 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".
Synonyms for wrath
noun wrath
- anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
- 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.
- ire — intense anger; wrath.
- madness — the state of being mad; insanity.
Antonyms for wrath
noun wrath
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- ease — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- glee — a squint.
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