| NOUN | feeling | anger, choler, ire | a strong emotion |
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| state | anger, angriness | the state of being angry | |
| act | anger, wrath, ire, ira | belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) | |
| VERB | emotion | anger | make angry |
| emotion | anger, see red | become angry |
| Sounds | ae'ngger | |
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| Rhymes | agar ... younger: 63 rhymes with ger... | |
| Meaning | A strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance. | |
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| Synonyms | choler, ire | |
| Narrower | annoyance, chafe, vexation | anger produced by some annoying irritation |
| bad temper, ill temper | A persisting angry mood | |
| dander, hackles | A feeling of anger and animosity | |
| fury, rage, madness | A feeling of intense anger | |
| huffiness | A passing state of anger and resentment | |
| indignation, outrage | A feeling of righteous anger | |
| infuriation, enragement | A feeling of intense anger | |
| umbrage, offense, offence | A feeling of anger caused by being offended | |
| Broader | emotion | Any strong feeling |
| Spanish | bravura, cólera, enfado, enojo, ira, rabia | |
| Catalan | còlera, enuig, ira | |
| Adjectives | angry | feeling or showing anger |
| Verbs | anger | make angry |
| anger | become angry | |
| Meaning | The state of being angry. | |
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| Synonym | angriness | |
| Narrower | rage | A state of extreme / extreme anger |
| Broader | emotional arousal | The arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior |
| Spanish | cólera, furia, furor, ira, ràbia | |
| Catalan | còlera, furor, ira, ràbia | |
| Adjectives | angry | feeling or showing anger |
| Verbs | anger | make angry |
| anger | become angry | |
| Meaning | Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins). | |
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| Synonyms | wrath, ire, ira | |
| Broader | mortal sin, deadly sin | An unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace |
| Spanish | cólera, furia, ira | |
| Catalan | ira | |
| Adjectives | angry | feeling or showing anger |
| Verbs | anger | make angry |
| anger | become angry | |
| Meaning | make angry. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will anger him | |
| Example | "The news angered him" | |
| Cause to | anger, see red | Become angry |
| Narrower | combust | Cause to become violent or angry |
| enrage | put into a rage / rage | |
| exacerbate, exasperate, aggravate | exasperate or irritate | |
| gall, irk | irritate or vex | |
| infuriate, exasperate, incense | make furious | |
| madden | make mad | |
| miff | Cause to be annoyed | |
| pique, offend | Cause to feel resentment or indignation | |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| Spanish | cabrear, enfadar, enojar | |
| Catalan | encolerir, enfadar-se, enfadar, enfurir, enutjar | |
| Nouns | anger | belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
| anger | a strong emotion | |
| anger | the state of being angry | |
| Meaning | Become angry. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue anger over the results of the experiment | |
| Example | "He angers easily" | |
| Synonym | see red | |
| Caused by | anger | make angry |
| Narrower | bridle | Anger or take offense |
| raise the roof | Get very angry | |
| steam | Get very angry | |
| Broader | feel, experience | Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind |
| Spanish | encolerizarse, enfadarse, enfadar, enfurecerse, enojarse | |
| Catalan | aïrar-se, encolerir-se, enfadar-se, enfadar, enfurir-se, enutjar-se | |
| Nouns | anger | belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
| anger | a strong emotion | |
| anger | the state of being angry | |
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