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