Meaning

2 senses

  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.

    vent one's anger

    relieve one's anger

    Ärger, Zorn, Wut

    гневgnev, злостьzlostʹ, зло́баzlóba

    гнівhniv, злістьzlistʹ

  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Pain or stinging.

More definitions
  • a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
  • the state of being angry
  • belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Examples

734 sentences

  1. Tom couldn't control his anger anymore.

    Том більше не міг контролювати лють. — deniko

    deTom konnte seine Wut nicht mehr kontrollieren. — wolfgangth

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  2. He tried to hold back his anger.

    Він намагався стримати свій гнів. — deniko

    ruОн пытался сдержать свой гнев. — odexed

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  3. I understand your anger.

    Я розумію твій гнів. — deniko

    ruЯ понимаю ваш гнев. — odexed

    deIch verstehe deinen Ärger. — Tamy

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  4. I couldn't control my anger.

    Я не зміг впоратися зі своїм гнівом. — deniko

    ruЯ не смог совладать со своим гневом. — corvard

    deIch konnte meine Wut nicht zügeln. — cost

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  5. I can understand your anger.

    Я можу зрозуміти твій гнів. — deniko

    ruЯ могу понять ваш гнев. — odexed

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something:
Русский
By meaning 1
strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something:

Origin

From Middle English anger (“grief, pain, trouble, affliction, vexation, sorrow, wrath”), f

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”).

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Forms

plural: angers
Singularanger
Pluralangers

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms
displeasureB2gallB1rageB1bilecholerdanderdudgeonfurygrudgeindignationirered mistresentmentspleen
Close in meaning
  • a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance:cholerire
  • the state of being angry:angriness
  • belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins):wrathireira

Antonyms

3 antonyms
calmnessB1happinessA2peacefulness

Word family

18 related words
RelatedanguishB2anxietyB1anxiousA2angryA1annoyA2tantrumC1enragedammit
Derivedanger balloonanger bubbleangerfulangerlessangerlikeanger managementangernessanger roomangersomein anger

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
angelA2angelicangelicaanginaangleB1angler
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