Anger — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

the state of being angry

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdhaʊs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaŋɡəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaŋɡəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdhaʊs/.

Examples

The news angered him
He angers easily

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ire see red choler wrath angriness ira

Parts of Speech

noun	a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
noun	the state of being angry
noun	belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
verb	make angry “The news angered him”
verb	become angry “He angers easily”

Word Forms

angry	adjective	feeling or showing anger
anger	verb	become angry
choleric	adjective	easily moved to anger; - H.G.Wells
anger	noun	the state of being angry

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wut

eine starke Emotion; ein Gefühl, das auf eine reale oder vermeintliche Beschwerde ausgerichtet ist

🇫🇷French

colère

une émotion forte ; un sentiment orienté vers un grief réel ou supposé

🇪🇸Spanish

enojo

una emoción fuerte; un sentimiento que está orientado hacia algún agravio real o supuesto

🇮🇹Italian

rabbia

una forte emozione; un sentimento orientato verso qualche risentimento reale o presunto

🇳🇱Dutch

woede

een sterke emotie; een gevoel dat gericht is op een echte of veronderstelde wrok

🇵🇹Portuguese

raiva

uma emoção forte; um sentimento que é orientado para alguma queixa real ou suposta

🇷🇺Russian

злость

сильная эмоция; чувство, ориентированное на какую-то реальную или предполагаемую обиду

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुस्सा

एक मजबूत भावना; एक भावना जो किसी वास्तविक या कथित शिकायत की ओर उन्मुख होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

রাগ

একটি শক্তিশালী আবেগ; একটি অনুভূতি যা কিছু বাস্তব বা অনুমিত অভিযোগের দিকে ভিত্তিক

🇮🇳Tamil

கோபம்

ஒரு வலுவான உணர்ச்சி; சில உண்மையான அல்லது கூறப்படும் குறைகளை நோக்கிய ஒரு உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

కోపం

బలమైన భావోద్వేగం; కొన్ని నిజమైన లేదా భావించబడే మనోవేదన వైపు దృష్టి సారించిన భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

राग

एक मजबूत भावना; एक भावना जी काही वास्तविक किंवा कथित तक्रारीकडे केंद्रित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુસ્સો

મજબૂત લાગણી; એવી લાગણી કે જે અમુક વાસ્તવિક અથવા માનવામાં આવતી ફરિયાદ તરફ લક્ષી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೋಪ

ಬಲವಾದ ಭಾವನೆ; ಕೆಲವು ನೈಜ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾವಿಸಲಾದ ಕುಂದುಕೊರತೆಯ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಆಧಾರಿತವಾದ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോപം

ശക്തമായ ഒരു വികാരം; ചില യഥാർത്ഥ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനുമാനിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ആവലാതികളിലേക്ക് നയിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੱਸਾ

ਇੱਕ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਭਾਵਨਾ; ਇੱਕ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਅਸਲ ਜਾਂ ਮੰਨੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤ ਵੱਲ ਕੇਂਦਰਿਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غصہ

ایک مضبوط جذبات؛ ایک احساس جو کسی حقیقی یا فرضی شکایت کی طرف مرکوز ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愤怒

强烈的情感；一种针对某种真实或假定的不满的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

怒り

強い感情。何らかの現実の、または想定される不満に向けられた感情

🇰🇷Korean

화

강한 감정; 실제 또는 가상의 불만을 향한 감정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tức giận

một cảm xúc mạnh mẽ; một cảm giác hướng tới một số bất bình thực sự hoặc được cho là

🇹🇭Thai

ความโกรธ

อารมณ์ที่รุนแรง ความรู้สึกที่มุ่งเน้นไปที่ความคับข้องใจที่แท้จริงหรือที่ควรจะเป็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

amarah

emosi yang kuat; perasaan yang berorientasi pada keluhan yang nyata atau yang diduga

🇵🇭Filipino

galit

malakas na damdamin; isang pakiramdam na nakatuon sa ilang tunay o dapat na hinaing

🇲🇾Malay

kemarahan

emosi yang kuat; perasaan yang berorientasikan kepada beberapa rungutan sebenar atau sepatutnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الغضب

عاطفة قوية. شعور موجه نحو بعض التظلمات الحقيقية أو المفترضة

🇮🇷Persian

عصبانیت

یک احساس قوی؛ احساسی که معطوف به شکایت واقعی یا فرضی است

🇹🇷Turkish

kızgınlık

güçlü bir duygu; gerçek ya da sözde şikayete yönelik bir duygu

🇮🇱Hebrew

כַּעַס

רגש חזק; תחושה שמכוונת כלפי טרוניה אמיתית או כביכול

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What is the primary definition of the word 'anger'?

The primary meaning of 'anger' is 'a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance'.

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Using 'anger' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'anger' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'anger' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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