anger
1. a strong emotion;
a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance (Freq. 22)
• Syn:
choler, ire
• Derivationally related forms:
choleric (for: choler), angry
• Hypernyms:
emotion
• Hyponyms:
fury, rage, madness, infuriation, enragement,
umbrage, offense, offence, indignation, outrage, huffiness,
huffiness, hackles, bad temper, ill temper, annoyance,
chafe, vexation
2. the state of being angry (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
angriness
• Derivationally related forms:
angry (for: angriness), angry
• Hypernyms:
emotional arousal
• Hyponyms:
rage
3. belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
• Syn:
wrath, ire, ira
• Derivationally related forms:
angry
• Hypernyms:
mortal sin, deadly sin
1. make angry (Freq. 1)
- The news angered him
• Hypernyms:
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke,
fire, raise, provoke
• Hyponyms:
combust, miff, gall, irk, infuriate,
exasperate, incense, madden, pique, offend, enrage,
exacerbate, aggravate
• Cause:
see red
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will anger him
2. become angry
- He angers easily
• Syn:
see red
• Hypernyms:
feel, experience
• Hyponyms:
bridle, steam, raise the roof
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Sam and Sue anger over the results of the experiment
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