WRATH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wrath mean? • WRATH (noun)
The noun WRATH has 2 senses:
1. intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
2. belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Familiarity information: WRATH used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WRATH (noun)
Meaning:
Intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("wrath" is a kind of...):
fury; madness; rage (a feeling of intense 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 ("wrath" is a kind of...):
deadly sin; mortal sin (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace)
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