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anger en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [ˈaŋɡə] (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
  • [ˈɛŋɡə] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈæŋɡɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈæːŋɡə/ (Australia)
  • [ˈæŋɡɚ] without æ-raising
  • [ˈæŋɡə] ~ [ˈaŋɡə] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈɛːŋɡə] ~ [ˈeːŋɡə] æ-raising
  • /ˈæŋɡə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈaŋɡə/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
  • [ˈeɪ̯ŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈɛ̃ŋɡɚ] æ-raising
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈæːŋɡə] without æ-raising
  • /ˈɛŋɡə/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle English anger (“grief, pain, trouble, affliction, vexation, sorrow, wrath”), from Old Norse angr, ǫngr (“affliction, sorrow”) (compare Old Norse ang, ǫng (“troubled”)), from Proto-Germanic *angazaz (“grief, sorrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow, tied together”). Cognate with Danish anger (“regret, remorse”), Norwegian Bokmål anger (“regret, remorse”), Swedish ånger (“regret”), Icelandic angur (“trouble”), Old English ange, enge (“narrow, close, straitened, constrained, confined, vexed, troubled, sorrowful, anxious, oppressive, severe, painful, cruel”), German Angst (“anxiety, anguish, fear”), Latin angō (“squeeze, choke, vex”), angor (“strangulation; anguish, torment”) (whence the English doublet angor), Albanian ang (“fear, anxiety, pain, nightmare”), Avestan 𐬄𐬰𐬀𐬵 (ązah, “strangulation; distress”), Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to squeeze, strangle”), Sanskrit अंहस् (aṃhas), अंहु (aṃhu, “anxiety, distress, affliction”, literally “narrowness”). Also compare with English anguish, anxious, quinsy, and perhaps to awe and ugly. The word seems to have originally meant “to choke, squeeze”. The verb is from Middle English angren, angeren, from Old Norse angra. Compare with Icelandic angra, Norwegian Nynorsk angra, Norwegian Bokmål angre, Swedish ångra, Danish angre.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, unfair or unjust treatment, or an undesired situation.
    • do something in anger
    • Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures. 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
    • show one's anger
    • relieve one's anger
    • manage one's anger
    • soothe one's anger
    • You need to control your anger.
    • vent one's anger
  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Pain or stinging.
    • I immediately made the Experiment, ſetting the Moxa where the firſt Violence of my Pain began, which was the Joint of the great Toe, and where the greateſt Anger and Soreneſs ſtill continued, [...] 1679, William Temple, “An Essay upon the Cure of Gout by Moxa. […]”, in Miscellanea. […], London: […] A. M. and R. R. for Edw[ard] Gellibrand, […], →OCLC, page 209:
    • 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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
angers Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

peacefulness · happiness · calmness

Deriveds

anger balloon · in anger · use in anger · angerlike · angerless · anger bubble · fire in anger · anger management · angersome · angertainment · anger room · angerness · angerful · angry

Hypernyms

emotion · passion

Hyponyms

umbrage · apoplexy

Relateds

anxiety · anguish · tantrum · annoy · enrage · lose one's temper · dammit · anxious · angry

Synonyms

red mist · woodness · wrath · bile · fury · indignation · resentment · grudge · rage · choler · spleen · displeasure · dander · ire · vexation · dudgeon · gall

Translations (224)

de Groll (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ga fearg (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ur خشم (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · yi ירגזון (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · az hiddət (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · bcl dagit (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · eu haserre (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sga ferg (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · fr courroux (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ceb kapungot (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ee dzibibi (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ml ക്രോധം (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sl gnev (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · es cólera (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · tr hiddet (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ca enuig (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · cy bâr (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · hy ջղայինություն (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · txb tremi (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · arz نرفزه (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · gd corraich (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · km កំហឹង (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · az qeyz (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · az qəzəb (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sk zlosť (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · wal hanqquwa (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · de Furor (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · el οργή (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ltg špetneiba (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · mi hīkaka (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · mr क्रोध (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ltg dusme (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · de Ingrimm (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ro enervare (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ca còlera (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · gl cabuxo (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · da vrede (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · el θυμός (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ang ierre (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · as খং (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · cmn 火氣 /火气 (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · nap raggia (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ka წყრომა (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · gur sũ-isgre (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · gl rebinxe (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · it collera (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · cs vztek (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sc arrenigna (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ota قیزغینلق (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · bn রাগ (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sa इरस् (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · gd fearg (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ltg sirdeiba (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sc cardedda (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ro furie (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ar غَضَب (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · az hirs (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · pl wkurw (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · is reiði (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · kw sorr (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · kk ашу (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · fr rage (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · bg яд (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · af toorn (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · it ira (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sh gnȇv (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · kk зығыр (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · enm anger (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · lt pyktis (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · hy բարկություն (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ca ràbia (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ca ira (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sq zemërim (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · yi רוגזה (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ckb تووڕەیی (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · cmn 忿怒 (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ko(strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · av цим (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · lb Ierger (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sh љу́тња (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · fi viha (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · be гнеў (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · io iraco (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ota اوفكه (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · hi ग़ुस्सा (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · te కోపం (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · gl refusía (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sl jeza (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · hu harag (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · de Ärger (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ht kòlè (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ru злость (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · lol nkele (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · uz gʻazab (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ta கோபம் (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · pl gniew (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · hy զայրույթ (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sco angir (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · la īra (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · kw coler (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sh gnjȇv (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sv vrede (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · mn уур хилэн (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · tg хашм (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · eo kolero (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · mk лутина (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ee dzikukpɔkpɔ (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · fr fureur (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ja 怒り (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · yi רוגז (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sc grema (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sw hasira (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · nl boosheid (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · mk гнев (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ms kemarahan (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ceb kasuko (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · alt ачу (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ug غەزەپ (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sk hnev (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ba асыу (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · es enojo (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ur غصہ (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · xag 𐔼𐕔𐕒𐕡𐕎 (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · uk гнів (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · kw anger (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ru гнев (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · de Zorn (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · fa غضب (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · fy grime (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · et viha (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · es enfado (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ko 분노 (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sa कोप (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ja 忿怒 (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sh гне̑в (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · lv dusmas (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · tr kızgınlık (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · hi क्रोध (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · be злосць (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · pt raiva (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · pl złość (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · de Wut (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · it rabbia (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sc bischiza (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ln nkele (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · pdt Spiet (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · scn raggia (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ro mânie (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · bni nkanda (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · fr ire (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · cs zlost (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ur طیش (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · gl oura (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · om aarii (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ja 怒気 (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · vi sự tức giận (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · vi mối giận (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · tg ғазаб (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ml കോപം (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · cmn 怒氣 /怒气 (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · mr राग (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · uk злість (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · grc ὀργή (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · id amarah (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · oc ira (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · fr colère (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · af kwaadheid (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · th วิโรธ (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · am ቁጣ (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · hit 𒋼𒀀𒁲𒈪𒅀𒊍 (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ky ачуу (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · cu гнѣвъ (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · mi whakatuma (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · rcf raz (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ml ദേഷ്യം (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · nl woede (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ln nkanda (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · fro ire (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · gl carraxe (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · bho खीस (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · fa خشم (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sv ilska (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · cmn 發怒 /发怒 (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · kk қаһар (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ko(strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · de Jähzorn (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · oc ràbia (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ga corraí (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sa क्रोध (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · fi suuttumus (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · no sinne (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · gl asaño (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · gl rabia (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ky каар (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ka ბრაზი (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sh гнив (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ltg sirdeigums (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · cs hněv (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · el τσαντίλα (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · de Grimm (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sh gniv (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · lv piktums (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · kn ಕೋಪ (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sh гње̑в (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · kk зығырдан (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sh ljútnja (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · tl galit (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sc crocone (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · qu phiña (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sw hamaki (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sq mëri (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ne रिस (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · hu düh (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · mi hīnawanawa (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · he כַּעַס (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · ru зло́ба (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · sq inat (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · af drif (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · lld sënn (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · tr öfke (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · pt ira (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · oc colèra (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · agj ቁሻ (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) · bg гняв (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something)

wikidata: Q79871

anger en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • [ˈaŋɡə] (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
  • [ˈɛŋɡə] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈæŋɡɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈæːŋɡə/ (Australia)
  • [ˈæŋɡɚ] without æ-raising
  • [ˈæŋɡə] ~ [ˈaŋɡə] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈɛːŋɡə] ~ [ˈeːŋɡə] æ-raising
  • /ˈæŋɡə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈaŋɡə/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
  • [ˈeɪ̯ŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈɛ̃ŋɡɚ] æ-raising
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈæːŋɡə] without æ-raising
  • /ˈɛŋɡə/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle English anger (“grief, pain, trouble, affliction, vexation, sorrow, wrath”), from Old Norse angr, ǫngr (“affliction, sorrow”) (compare Old Norse ang, ǫng (“troubled”)), from Proto-Germanic *angazaz (“grief, sorrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow, tied together”). Cognate with Danish anger (“regret, remorse”), Norwegian Bokmål anger (“regret, remorse”), Swedish ånger (“regret”), Icelandic angur (“trouble”), Old English ange, enge (“narrow, close, straitened, constrained, confined, vexed, troubled, sorrowful, anxious, oppressive, severe, painful, cruel”), German Angst (“anxiety, anguish, fear”), Latin angō (“squeeze, choke, vex”), angor (“strangulation; anguish, torment”) (whence the English doublet angor), Albanian ang (“fear, anxiety, pain, nightmare”), Avestan 𐬄𐬰𐬀𐬵 (ązah, “strangulation; distress”), Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to squeeze, strangle”), Sanskrit अंहस् (aṃhas), अंहु (aṃhu, “anxiety, distress, affliction”, literally “narrowness”). Also compare with English anguish, anxious, quinsy, and perhaps to awe and ugly. The word seems to have originally meant “to choke, squeeze”. The verb is from Middle English angren, angeren, from Old Norse angra. Compare with Icelandic angra, Norwegian Nynorsk angra, Norwegian Bokmål angre, Swedish ångra, Danish angre.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
    • President Donald Trump’s offer to most federal employees to resign now and be paid through September stunned the workers who received it – angering some, confusing many and raising questions about whether the offer is even legal. 2025 February 1, Tami Luhby, Eric Bradner and Rene Marsh, “Federal employees confused, angered by Trump’s offer to quit”, in CNN:
    • He who angers you conquers you.
    • “Poetling, fret thyself not! / I will not one tittle imperil / Thy sorry cockboat; / Nor yet thy poor dear life will I harass / With over-hazardous tossings. / For thou, little poet, ne’er angeredst me; / Thou hast me no least little pinnacle harmed / Of Priamus’ sacrosanct stronghold; / Nor even the least little lash hast thou singed / Of the eye of my son Polyphemus; / And thee with her counsels protected hath ne’er / The Goddess of Wisdom, Pallas Athené.” 1911, Heinrich Heine, translated by John Payne, The Poetical Works of Heinrich Heine: Now First Completely Rendered into English Verse, in Accordance with the Original Forms, volume one, Villon Society, page 176:
  2. (intransitive) To become angry.
    • You anger too easily.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
angers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
angered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
angered Tense=Past lexicographic
angering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

angeringly

Synonyms

irritate · vex · infuriate · get angry · displease · aggravate · flare · enrage · grill · bristle · annoy

Translations (151)

ca cabrejar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · ru злить (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · gl enrabiarse (to become angry) · pl gniewać się (to become angry) · fi vihastua (to become angry) · es desquiciar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · ta கோபி (to become angry) · fo øða (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · fr se mettre en colère (to become angry) · sq inatos (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · ml ദേഷ്യം പിടിപ്പിക്കുക (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · it adirarsi (to become angry) · ar غَضِبَ (to become angry) · ml കോപാകുലനാക്കുക (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · he כָּעַס (to become angry) · de wütend werden (to become angry) · kw angra (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · oc encolerir (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · es enconarse (to become angry) · es enfurecer (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · la irrītō (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · fr encolérer (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · ckb تووڕەبوون (to become angry) · chr ᎧᎾᎸᏍᏗᎭ (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · wa si måvler (to become angry) · ru разозли́ться (to become angry) · gl enfadar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · es encolerizar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · es sacar de quicio (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · enm angren (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · arz اتنرفز (to become angry) · fr mettre en colère (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · pt irar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · de ärgern (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · pl złościć się (to become angry) · kw cafos anger (to become angry) · fi suututtaa (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · vi nổi giận (to become angry) · es enojar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · ca enfadar-se (to become angry) · it far adirare (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · cmn 激怒 (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · fi saada vihaiseksi (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · io iracigar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · grc ὀργίζω (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · hu dühít (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · ee bi dzi (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · kw serry (to become angry) · oc amaliciar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · tr kızmak (to become angry) · grc χολόω (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · it muovere a ira (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · de zornig werden (to become angry) · lv piktoties (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · el θυμώνω (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · tr kızdırmak (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · is reita til reiði (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · es enviscar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · vi làm ai tức giận (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · la faciō īrātus (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · sc arrennegare (to become angry) · cmn 生气 (to become angry) · es enconar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · ja 怒る (to become angry) · oc s'amaliciar (to become angry) · bg разгневявам (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · sc acroconare (to become angry) · tr sinirlenmek (to become angry) · ru зли́ться (to become angry) · ja おこらせる (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · is reiðast (to become angry) · csm hojíč-ŋe- (to become angry) · izh suuttua (to become angry) · bg ядосвам (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · pl złościć (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · az hirslənmək (to become angry) · sq nevrikos (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · az əsəbləşmək (to become angry) · sl razjeziti (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · cs rozzlobit (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · ml ദേഷ്യപ്പെടുക (to become angry) · it adirare (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · es empurrarse (to become angry) · is gera reiðan (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · ro se înfuria (to become angry) · ru серди́ться (to become angry) · ro se enerva (to become angry) · ko 화나다 (to become angry) · ru гне́ваться (to become angry) · hu feldühít (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · it far arrabbiare (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · ru рассерди́ться (to become angry) · sv förilska (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · sc annichidare (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · he הִכְעִיס (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · es enojarse (to become angry) · it muoversi a ira (to become angry) · it arrabbiarsi (to become angry) · tr öfkelendirmek (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · sv förarga (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · nl boos worden (to become angry) · la īrāscor (to become angry) · es enfadar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · la exacerbō (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · ml ദേഷ്യപ്പെടുത്തുക (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · pt encolerizar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · mr रागवणे (to become angry) · oc s'encolerir (to become angry) · gl quentar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · ru разгне́ваться (to become angry) · tr öfkelenmek (to become angry) · ar أَغْضَبَ (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · kw serry (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · pt enraivecer (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · wa si mwaijhi (to become angry) · ru гневи́ть (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · hu feldühödik (to become angry) · az qəzəblənmək (to become angry) · ee kpɔ dziku (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · ru серди́ть (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · ko 화나게 하다 (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · bn রেগে যাওয়া (to become angry) · ca enutjar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · itk אִינְקֵירוּפֵיטִיאַרֵי (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · bn রাগ করা (to become angry) · es enfadarse (to become angry) · nl kwaad worden (to become angry) · zdj uhea usiu (to become angry) · arz ينرفز (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · hu bedühödik (to become angry) · gl asañarse (to become angry) · gl enfadarse (to become angry) · nl boos maken (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · sc inchietare (to become angry) · ckb تووڕەکِردِن (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · sq zemëroj (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · fi suuttua (to become angry) · he הרגיז (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · pt enraivecer (to become angry) · ca enfadar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · es encorajinar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · es enrabietar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · eo koleriĝib (to become angry) · izh nenästyä (to become angry) · es enrabiar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · grc ὀργίζομαι (to become angry) · ml കോപാകുലനായാക്കുക (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · gl asañar (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · fr fâcher (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · tr sinirlendirmek (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) · eo kolerigib (to cause such a feeling of antagonism)