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ANGER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Synonyms:

anger; ira; ire; wrath

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("anger" is a kind of...):

deadly sin; mortal sin (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace)

Derivation:

anger (make angry)

anger (become angry)

angry (feeling or showing anger)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

Synonyms:

anger; choler; ire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("anger" is a kind of...):

emotion (any strong feeling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anger"):

fury; madness; rage; enragement; infuriation (a feeling of intense anger)

offence; offense; umbrage (a feeling of anger caused by being offended)

indignation; outrage (a feeling of righteous anger)

huffiness (a passing state of anger and resentment)

dander; hackles (a feeling of anger and animosity)

bad temper; ill temper (a persisting angry mood)

annoyance; chafe; vexation (anger produced by some annoying irritation)

Derivation:

anger (make angry)

anger (become angry)

angry (feeling or showing anger)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The state of being angry

Synonyms:

anger; angriness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("anger" is a kind of...):

emotional arousal (the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anger"):

rage (a state of extreme anger)

Derivation:

anger (make angry)

anger (become angry)

angry (feeling or showing anger)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make angry

Example:

The news angered him

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "anger" is one way to...):

arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))

Cause:

anger; see red (become angry)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "anger"):

aggravate; exacerbate; exasperate (exasperate or irritate)

enrage (put into a rage; make violently angry)

offend; pique (cause to feel resentment or indignation)

madden (make mad)

exasperate; incense; infuriate (make furious)

gall; irk (irritate or vex)

miff (cause to be annoyed)

combust (cause to become violent or angry)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The bad news will anger him

Derivation:

anger (belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins))

anger (a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance)

anger (the state of being angry)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become angry

Example:

He angers easily

Synonyms:

anger; see red

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "anger" is one way to...):

experience; feel (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "anger"):

bridle (anger or take offense)

steam; raise the roof (get very angry)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue anger over the results of the experiment

Derivation:

anger (belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins))

anger (a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance)

anger (the state of being angry)

Credits

 Context examples: 

It was all very silly, he knew; but therefore the more outrage to his dignity, and his anger waxed and waxed.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

Episodes of cyanosis that result from breath holding spells in response to anger or frustration, during childhood.

(Cyanotic Attacks in Children, NCI Thesaurus)

These changes can cause stress, anxiety and anger.

(Coping with Chronic Illness, NIH)

Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) In the past 30 days, how often have you had trouble controlling your anger (e.g., road rage, screaming, etc.)?

(COMM - Trouble Controlling Anger, NCI Thesaurus)

It may include feelings of great sadness, anger, guilt, and despair.

(Grief, NCI Dictionary)

Now look here, Mart, the other said slowly, with kindling anger, I come here this mornin' to see you.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

But my action angered the Wicked Witch of the East, for she had promised the old woman I should not marry the pretty Munchkin girl.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Mental reactions can include anger, guilt, anxiety, sadness and despair.

(Bereavement, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

And this at last angered her.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

They illustrate the importance of the impressions that people belonging to different groups form about one another, in terms of the mistrust, fear, or anger, for instance, that sometimes underlie inter-group interactions.

(White people’s perceptions of the emotions on black people’s faces are less accurate than their perceptions among other white people, University of Granada)