angered

1. 1
   adjective

   Stirred to anger by something done or said; filled with anger as a result.

   Like a calm sea that suddenly turns rough when a storm rolls in.

   The angered shareholders demanded an immediate explanation from the board.

   Angered at the broken promise, he tore up the contract on the spot.

   Similarenraged, infuriated, incensed, outraged, furious

   Oppositepleased, calm

   Note

   A participial adjective that behaves like a true one: it takes more and most (the most angered shareholders). Where angry simply names a state, angered points back to a provocation, since someone or something did the angering. After be, it can be hard to tell from the passive of the verb. A degree word such as very or deeply marks it as the adjective.

2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of anger.

   The mayor's remarks angered residents across the city.

   Many shareholders were angered by the sudden layoffs.

   Note

   The form does double duty. It is the simple past in an active clause (the remarks angered residents) and the past participle after have or be (residents had been angered). Anger here is mostly transitive, meaning something angers someone, so the passive with by naming the cause is common. The verb can also be intransitive, meaning to become angry, as in a temper that angered quickly.

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