anger
an-ger · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A strong feeling of displeasure and hostility; the emotion typically aroused by something perceived as wrong or unfair.
- 2.
(verb) To make someone feel angry; to provoke or irritate.
Forms
plural: angers
Phrases & expressions
- •anger management — Techniques for controlling one's temper.
- •blind with anger — So angry that one cannot think clearly.
- •slow to anger — Not easily provoked; patient.
- •vent one's anger — To express anger openly.
Related words
Etymology
From Old Norse angr ("grief, sorrow, affliction"), related to Old English ange ("painful, cruel"). The meaning shifted from grief to the current sense of rage in Middle English.