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anger
/ˈæŋɡɚ/
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What does anger mean?
noun
- 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.
verb
- To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
- To become angry.
More meanings (2)
proper noun
- A surname from French or German.
noun
- (obsolete) Pain or stinging.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈæŋɡɚ/
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Sometimes a girl would flush, not with drooped eyelids and inviting timidity, but with anger and a quick lift of the head.
There were some who proceeded sullenly, full of anger at their wounds, and ready to turn upon anything as an obscure cause.
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There was a flash of flame, the roar of the discharge, and an answering roar of pain and anger from the beast.
I have a heart as little apt as yours, But yet a brain that leads my use of anger To better vantage.
The charms of their subtlety passed by her unappreciated, and she only received them as inimical sounds which meant that anger ruled.