anger
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English
Etymology
From Old Norse angr (“affliction, sorrow”), from ang (“troubled”). Cognates include Danish anger (“regret”), Swedish ånger (“regret”), Old English ange (“oppressed, sad”), Latin angō (“squeeze, choke, vex”), Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ankhō, “I squeeze, strangle”), Sanskrit अंहु (aṃhu, “anxiety, distres”). Also compare anguish, anxious, quinsy, and perhaps to awe and ugly. The word seems to have originally meant “to choke, squeeze”.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
anger (uncountable)
- A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.
- You need to control your anger.
- (obsolete) Pain or stinging.
- 1660 Simon Patrick, Mensa mystica, published 1717, page 322:
- It heals the Wounds that Sin hath made; and takes away the Anger of the Sore; […]
- 1660 Simon Patrick, Mensa mystica, published 1717, page 322:
Synonyms
- (strong feeling of antagonism):
- See also Wikisaurus:anger
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
to anger (third-person singular simple present angers, present participle angering, simple past and past participle angered)
- (transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism.
- Don't anger me.
- (intransitive) To become angry.
- You anger too easily.
Synonyms
- (to cause anger): enrage, infuriate; annoy, vex, displease; aggravate, irritate
- (to become angry): get angry (see “‘angry’” for more)
Translations
To cause such a feeling of antagonism
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References
- anger in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- Notes:
Anagrams
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse angr
Noun
anger m. (definite singular angeren; indefinite plural angerer; definite plural angerene)
Derived terms
Compounds
- bondeanger
References
- anger entry Dokumentasjonsprosjektet
Swedish
Verb
anger
- present tense of ange
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