Angry Meaning
/ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjDisplaying or feeling anger.
adjInflamed and painful.
Sentence Examples
Are you angry at what I said?
You must be careful not to make him angry.
Her behaviour really made me angry.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ customer demanded a refund for the broken phone.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He was very ____ that his new flight was cancelled without any warning.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰosder. Proto-Germanic *angazaz Old Norse angrbor. Middle English anger Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English angry English angry From Middle English angry; see anger.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better."
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
"Cone, who once called himself “the angriest theologian in America,” is still angry."
— 2018 April 30, John Blake, “Remembering the theologian who took on the hypocrisy of the white church”, in CNN:
"But, statistically-speaking, there is significantly-greater-than-even odds of the American forces coming out victorious - as I said, largely due to, one, the sheer technology advantage of the radar and fire-control systems, and also two, the almighty swarm of Fletchers. Never, ever underestimate the firepower of an almighty swarm of angry Fletchers."
— 2019 March 6, Drachinifel, 41:58 from the start, in The Battle of Samar (Alternate History) - Bring on the Battleships!, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2022:
"I kept my window rolled up, eyes on the road, probably making the pickup man angrier with my silence."
— 2024 June 10, Thomas Lake, “17 years later, I still remember this act of kindness from another driver”, in CNN:
"All considered, never going to bed angry sounds like a good rule to live by. But it isn’t always useful, Romanoff said."
— 2025 May 16, Kristen Rogers, “The surprising benefits of going to bed angry at your partner”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ customer demanded a refund for the broken phone.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He was very ____ that his new flight was cancelled without any warning.