anger
Formsangers, angering, angered
- 1A strong feeling of being upset, often when someone treats you badly or hurts you.
Like a fire inside you that flares up when something feels unfair.
His anger faded once he heard the whole story.
She felt a wave of anger when the team lost the final.
UsageSay anger at something. You can show your anger or control it.
Similarrage, fury, outrage, indignation, temper
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- 2To make someone angry, or sometimes to become angry.
Like poking someone again and again until they snap.
His rude comments anger almost everyone he meets.
Loud noise late at night angers the neighbors.
UsageOften said as be angered by something.
Similarinfuriate, enrage, incense, outrage
Oppositeplease, calm, pacify, placate
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- 3A sharp pain or stinging feeling in the body.
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Origin
It comes from Old Norse 'angr', meaning sorrow or affliction. Its ancient root meant something like 'to squeeze tight'.
Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 3 facts
- Anger comes from Old Norse angr. en.wiktionary.org
- Old Norse angr meant sorrow or affliction. en.wiktionary.org
- This describes the word's remote reconstructed root, rather than its first English meaning. Middle English anger meant grief, pain or trouble; its Proto-Indo-European root meant to constrict, tighten or compress. en.wiktionary.org