anger

CEFRB1

[ˈeɪ̯ŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈeɪ̯ŋɡɚ]

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    A strong feeling of displeasure or annoyance.

  2. 02

    verb

    To make someone feel angry.

Examples

  • She had to find a way to express her pent-up anger.

  • We were filled with anger against the murderer.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈeɪ̯ŋɡɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Pain or stinging.

  2. To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.

  3. 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.

More examples

In context

  • You have no cause for anger.

  • manage one's anger

  • relieve one's anger

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Origin

noun

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”). Cognate with Danish anger (“regret, remorse”), Norwegian Bokmål anger (“regret, remorse”), Swedish ånger (“regret”), Icelandic angur (“trouble”), Old English ange, enge (“narrow, close, straitened, constrained, confined, vexed, troubled, sorrowful, anxious, oppressive, severe, painful, cruel”), German Angst (“anxiety, anguish, fear”), Latin angō (“squeeze, choke, vex”), angor (“strangulation; anguish, torm...