What does anger mean?
Definitions for anger
ˈæŋ gəran·ger
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word anger.
Princeton's WordNet
anger, choler, irenoun
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
anger, angrinessnoun
the state of being angry
wrath, anger, ire, iraverb
belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
angerverb
make angry
"The news angered him"
anger, see redverb
become angry
"He angers easily"
Wiktionary
angernoun
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.
angernoun
Pain or stinging.
angerverb
To cause such a feeling of antagonism.
Don't anger me.
angerverb
To become angry.
You anger too easily.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ANGERnoun
1.Anger is uneasiness or discomposure of the mind, upon the receipt of any injury, with a present purpose of revenge. John Locke
Etymology: a word of no certain etymology, but, with most probability, derived by Stephen Skinner from ange, Sax. vexed; which, however, seems to come originally from the Latin ango.
Anger is like
A full hot horse, who being allow’d his way,
Self-mettle tires him. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation? Habb. iii. 8.
Anger is, according to some, a transient hatred, or at least very like it. South.
I made the experiment, setting the moxa where the first violence of my pain began, and where the greatest anger and soreness still continued, notwithstanding the swelling of my foot. William Temple, Miscellanies.
To Angerverb
To make angry; to provoke; to enrage.
Etymology: from the noun.
Who would anger the meanest artisan, which carrieth a good mind? Richard Hooker, b. iv. § 12.
Sometimes he angers me,
With telling me of the moldwarp and the ant. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. i.There were some late taxes and impositions introduced, which rather angered than grieved the people. Edward Hyde.
It anger’d Turenne, once upon a day,
To see a footman kick’d that took his pay. Alexander Pope, Dial. ii.
Wikipedia
Anger
Anger, also known as wrath or rage, is an intense emotional state involving a strong uncomfortable and non-cooperative response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat.A person experiencing anger will often experience physical effects, such as increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and increased levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. Some view anger as an emotion which triggers part of the fight or flight response. Anger becomes the predominant feeling behaviorally, cognitively, and physiologically when a person makes the conscious choice to take action to immediately stop the threatening behavior of another outside force. The English word originally comes from the term anger from the Old Norse language.Anger can have many physical and mental consequences. The external expression of anger can be found in facial expressions, body language, physiological responses, and at times public acts of aggression. Facial expressions can range from inward angling of the eyebrows to a full frown. While most of those who experience anger explain its arousal as a result of "what has happened to them", psychologists point out that an angry person can very well be mistaken because anger causes a loss in self-monitoring capacity and objective observability.Modern psychologists view anger as a normal, natural, and mature emotion experienced by virtually all humans at times, and as something that has functional value for survival. Uncontrolled anger can negatively affect personal or social well-being and negatively impact those around them. While many philosophers and writers have warned against the spontaneous and uncontrolled fits of anger, there has been disagreement over the intrinsic value of anger. The issue of dealing with anger has been written about since the times of the earliest philosophers, but modern psychologists, in contrast to earlier writers, have also pointed out the possible harmful effects of suppressing anger.
ChatGPT
anger
Anger is an intense emotional response or feeling often caused by real or perceived injustice, issues, frustration, or threat. It is associated with irritation, hostility, aggression, and antagonistic behavior, and can vary in intensity from mild annoyance to intense fury or rage. Anger often triggers physiological responses such as increased heart rate, blood pressure, and adrenaline levels. It is a natural emotion but can become problematic if not managed effectively.
Webster Dictionary
Angernoun
trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc
Angernoun
a strong passion or emotion of displeasure or antagonism, excited by a real or supposed injury or insult to one's self or others, or by the intent to do such injury
Angerverb
to make painful; to cause to smart; to inflame
Angerverb
to excite to anger; to enrage; to provoke
Etymology: [Cf. Icel. angra.]
Wikidata
Anger
Anger is an emotion related to one's psychological interpretation of having been offended, wronged, or denied and a tendency to react through retaliation. Sheila Videbeck describes anger as a normal emotion that involves a strong uncomfortable and emotional response to a perceived provocation. Raymond Novaco of UC Irvine, who since 1975 has published a plethora of literature on the subject, stratified anger into three modalities: cognitive, somatic-affective, and behavioral. William DeFoore, an anger-management writer, described anger as a pressure cooker: we can only apply pressure against our anger for a certain amount of time until it explodes. Anger may have physical correlates such as increased heart rate, blood pressure, and levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. Some view anger as part of the fight or flight brain response to the perceived threat of harm. Anger becomes the predominant feeling behaviorally, cognitively, and physiologically when a person makes the conscious choice to take action to immediately stop the threatening behavior of another outside force. The English term originally comes from the term anger of Old Norse language. Anger can have many physical and mental consequences.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Anger
ang′ger, n. a strong emotion excited by a real or fancied injury, and involving a desire for retaliation.—v.t. to make angry: to irritate.—adj. An′gerless.—advs. An′gerly, a 17th-cent. form (still used in an archaic sense) for Angrily; Ang′rily.—n. Ang′riness.—adj. Ang′ry, excited with anger: inflamed: lowering. [Ice. angr; allied to Anguish.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
anger
1. A violent blushing and scampering up and down of the blood upon hearing the truth about ourselves; an epileptic condition produced by the presentation of a bill that is not yet due, just due, or overdue. A sudden tumescence of the ego and a furious exaltation of verbal powers upon losing a collar-button. 2. Before election, the righteous wrath of a candidate in the presence of evils that he has invented; after election-day, his wail in the presence of the grave he did not dig. _E. g._, The devil (taking final leave of the Lord): "I am in anger with thee, Sire." The Lord: "For thee, son, 't will be a long time between heavens. So go to Hell and take thine Anger with thee."
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Anger
A strong emotional feeling of displeasure aroused by being interfered with, injured or threatened.
Editors Contribution
ANGER
Anger is a Negative emotion that Generally impacts on our Emotional as well as Real approach.
Submitted by rinat on February 23, 2020
angerverb
Anger is defined as a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility. 1.) everyone should be slow to anger, quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
The organized satanic system is poking God to anger.
Etymology: Provoking
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on December 18, 2024
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ANGER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Anger is ranked #14913 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Anger surname appeared 1,985 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Anger.
91.4% or 1,815 total occurrences were White.
3.5% or 70 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
3.1% or 62 total occurrences were Black.
1.1% or 23 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.4% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
0.3% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'anger' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2932
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'anger' in Nouns Frequency: #1283
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Anagrams for anger »
Negar
range
Regan
regna
renga
grane
areng
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of anger in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of anger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of anger in a Sentence
We want to move beyond some of the divisions and some of the anger that has definitely defined the country over the past four years.
There's anger. There's frustration There's bewilderment., because it's home.
Initially I think I was shocked, quite emotional speaking to my wife about the near miss I had, i think I'm in an anger phase just because someone purposely drove a car at me.
We must take care before assuming that anger turned up to maximum volume should be the default way to hold a political discussion.
Anger, isolation, violence, substance misuse, all stem from the same place – and these are not unique to the military. To truly make a difference to veterans and their families, of course we must help those in need, but we must focus on solving the problem at source, for me, this issue is personal. My time in the Army gave me the strongest respect for everyone who wears the uniform. It is a community I am proud to belong to, and I will always seek out anyway that I can to support it.
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- drif, toorn, kwaadheidAfrikaans
- غضبArabic
- цимAvaric
- hiddət, qeyz, hirsAzerbaijani
- гнеўBelarusian
- гняв, ядосвам, яд, разгневявамBulgarian
- còlera, enuig, enutjar, cabrejar, ira, ràbia, enfat, enfadarCatalan, Valencian
- vztek, rozzlobitCzech
- vredeDanish
- Wut, Groll, ärgern, Grimm, Furor, Ärger, Zorn, Ingrimm, JähzornGerman
- dzibibi, bi dzi, kpɔ dziku, dzikukpɔkpɔEwe
- θυμώνω, οργήGreek
- koleroEsperanto
- rabia, bravura, enojar, enojarse, ira, enojo, enfadoSpanish
- haserreBasque
- خشم, غضبPersian
- viha, suuttumus, suututtaaFinnish
- colère, ire, rage, fureur, fâcher, courroux, mettre en colèreFrench
- grimeWestern Frisian
- feargIrish
- fearg, corraichScottish Gaelic
- הכעיס, כעסHebrew
- क्रोध, गुस्साHindi
- kòlèHaitian Creole
- düh, feldühít, harag, dühítHungarian
- զայրույթArmenian
- amarahIndonesian
- iracigarIdo
- rabbia, collera, iraItalian
- 怒り, 忿怒, 怒気Japanese
- რისხვაGeorgian
- ашуKazakh
- កំហឹងKhmer
- ಕೋಪKannada
- 성Korean
- ڕقKurdish
- iraLatin
- IergerLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- pyktisLithuanian
- piktoties, piktums, dusmasLatvian
- ദേഷ്യം, കോപം, കോപാകുലനാ(യാ)ക്കുക, ക്രോധം, ദേഷ്യം പിടിപ്പിക്കുകMalayalam
- woede, boosheidDutch
- sinneNorwegian
- iraOccitan
- gniew, złościć się, złość, złościć, gniewać sięPolish
- ira, cólera, irar, raiva, enraivecer, encolerizarPortuguese
- mânie, furie, enervareRomanian
- гнев, злить, сердить, злость, злоба, гневитьRussian
- कोप, क्रोधSanskrit
- љутња, gniv, gnev, gnjev, ljutnjaSerbo-Croatian
- jeza, razjezitiSlovene
- nevrikos, zemërim, mëri, inatos, zemëroj, inatAlbanian
- förarga, ilska, förilskaSwedish
- కోపంTelugu
- วิโรธThai
- öfkelendirmek, kızgınlık, kızdırmak, öfke, hiddetTurkish
- гнів, злістьUkrainian
- غصہUrdu
- mối giận, sự tức giậnVietnamese
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