ANGER
Dictionary entry overview: What does anger mean?
• ANGER (noun)
The noun ANGER has 3 senses:
1. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
2. the state of being angry
3. belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Familiarity information: ANGER used as a noun is uncommon.
• ANGER (verb)
The verb ANGER has 2 senses:
1. make angry
2. become angry
Familiarity information: ANGER used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ANGER (noun)
Meaning:
A strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
ire; anger; choler
Hypernyms ("anger" is a kind of...):
emotion (any strong feeling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anger"):
fury; madness; rage (a feeling of intense anger)
annoyance; chafe; vexation (anger produced by some annoying irritation)
bad temper; ill temper (a persisting angry mood)
dander; hackles (a feeling of anger and animosity)
huffiness (a passing state of anger and resentment)
indignation; outrage (a feeling of righteous anger)
offence; offense; umbrage (a feeling of anger caused by being offended)
enragement; infuriation (a feeling of intense anger)
Meaning:
The state of being angry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
angriness; anger
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)
Meaning:
Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
ire; wrath; anger; ira
Hypernyms ("anger" is a kind of...):
deadly sin; mortal sin (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace)
• ANGER (verb)
Meaning:
Make angry
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
The news angered him
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
Meaning:
Become angry
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
see red; anger
Context example:
He angers easily
Hypernyms (to "anger" is one way to...):
experience; feel (undergo an emotional sensation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "anger"):
steam; raise the roof (get very angry)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue anger over the results of the experiment
