# angry

Pronunciation: say "ANG-gree" /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/

## Adjective

1. Feeling or showing strong displeasure or hostility.
   - Simple: Feeling or showing strong upset because something seems wrong or unfair.
   - _He grew angry as the meeting dragged on without any decisions._
   - _Voters were angry about the promises their representatives had broken._
2. Of the sky or sea, dark, stormy, and seeming to threaten.
   - Simple: Looking dark and stormy, as if about to cause harm.
   - _An angry sky loomed over the harbor as the fishermen hurried home._
   - _The sea turned angry, hurling spray across the deck._
3. Of a wound or area of skin, inflamed and painful.
   - Simple: Red, sore, and painful, like a cut or an irritated patch of skin.
   - _The surgeon examined the angry wound for early signs of infection._
   - _An angry rash spread across her forearm overnight._

## Verb

4. To fill someone with anger; to provoke to wrath. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To make someone feel anger.

## Origin

From the Middle English word "angry", connected to "anger".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/angry (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).