wrath

CEFRC1

/rˈæθ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Very strong anger.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Great ardour or passion.

Examples

  • All the king's subjects, fearing his wrath, often acted quite servile.

  • My wrath shall far exceed the love I ever bore.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Punishment, retribution, or vengeance resulting from anger; (countable) an instance of this.

  2. Great anger; (countable) an instance of this.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To anger (someone); to enrage.

More examples

In context

  • She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent.

  • Homer relates an episode in the Trojan War that reveals the tragic consequences of the wrath of Achilles.

  • the wrath of God

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

The noun is derived from Middle English wratthe (“anger, hostility, distress retribution”) [and other forms], from Old English wrǣþþu (“ire, wrath”) [and other forms], from Proto-West Germanic *wraiþiþu (“anger, fury, wrath”), from *wraiþ (“angry, furious, wroth; hostile, violent; bent, twisted”) (from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (“angry, furious, wroth; hostile, violent; bent, twisted”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist”)) + *-iþu (suffix forming abstract nouns). Effectively analysable as wroth + -th (abstract nominal suffix); compare Dutch wreedte. The verb is derived from Middle English wratthen (“to be or become angry, to rage; to quarrel; to cause wrath, offend; to become troubl...