Anger

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

ˈæŋɡə(ɹ)

Definitions

A surname from French or German.
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.
countable, uncountable
Pain or stinging.
countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

65 more languages

Afrikaansdrif

አማርኛቁጣ

العربيةأزفل أغضب أمدالغضب خلق سخط غضب مضايقة

Azərbaycan diliəsəbləşmək hiddət hirshirslənmək qeyz qəzəb qəzəblənmək

Българскигняв яд

বাংলারাগ রেগে যাওয়া

Bosanskibar duh gnevgniv gnjev hrs hršum inat jed jeza kivnost ljutnja meri srditost srdžba zloba гнев гњев злоба јед кивност љутња срдитост срџба хрс хршум

Catalàcolera enfadar enuigenutjar ira ràbia

Češtinahněv pifka rozzlobitvztek zloba zlost

Cymraegbar

Danskvrede

Ελληνικάαγανάκτηση θυμός θυμώνωμήνις οργή τσαντίλα

Esperantokolero

Eestiviha

Euskarahaserre

فارسیخشم غضب

Suomikiukku rage suuttuasuuttumus suututtaa viha vihastua vihastus

Gaeilgecorraí fearg

Gàidhligcorraich fearg fraoch

Galegoasañar asaño cabuxocarraxe enfadar ira noxo oura quentar rabia rebinxe refusía saña

עבריתאף הכעיס הרגיזכעס עברה

हिन्दीआतिश क़हर कोपकोह क्रोध ख़श्म ग़ज़ब ग़ुस्सा झाँझ पारा पित्त बुख़ार रिस रूठ

Hrvatskibar duh gnevgniv gnjev hrs hršum inat jed jeza kivnost ljutnja meri srditost srdžba zloba гнев гњев злоба јед кивност љутња срдитост срџба хрс хршум

Magyardüh dühít feldühítharag

Հայերենբարկություն զայրույթ

Bahasa Indonesiaemosi kemarahan nafsu

Íslenskareiðast reiði

Italianoarrabbiare arrabbiarsi colleraira rabbia

日本語おこらせる忿怒怒怒り怒る怒気恚懣癪腹立ち

ქართულიბრაზი

Қазақ тіліашу зығыр қаһар

ភាសាខ្មែរកំហឹង

ಕನ್ನಡಕೋಪ

한국어恚 노여움 도분부아 분노 뿔 성 역정 화 화나게 하다 화나다

Kurdîateş bar duhhîddet hirs înat mêrî qeyz sinir

Кыргызчаачуу

Latinabilis exacerbo fermentumira īrāscor irrītō

LëtzebuergeschIerger

Lingálankanda nkele

Lietuviųpyktis

Latviešudusmas niknums

Te Reo Māoririri

Македонскигнев лутина

മലയാളംകോപം ക്രോധം ദേഷ്യംദേഷ്യപ്പെടുക ദേഷ്യപ്പെടുത്തുക

मराठीक्रोध राग

Bahasa Melayukemarahan

Nederlandsboos maken boos worden boosheidkwaad worden woede

Polskianimusz gniew gniewać siękurwica wkurw złość złościć złościć się

Portuguêsencolerizar enraivecer irairar raiva

Românăenervare furie manie

Русскийгнев гневаться гневитьзлить злиться злоба злость разгне́ваться разозли́ться рассерди́ться сердить сердиться

Slovenščinajeza

Shqipinat mëri zemërimzemëroj

Српскиbar duh gnevgniv gnjev hrs hršum inat jed jeza kivnost ljutnja meri srditost srdžba zloba гнев гњев злоба јед кивност љутња срдитост срџба хрс хршум

Sesothobohale

Svenskaförarga ilska vrede

தமிழ்கோபம்கோபி

తెలుగుకోపం

ไทยความแค้น วิโรธ โทสะ

Tagaloggalit

Türkçeateş gazap hiddethırs kızdırmak kızgınlık kızmak öfke öfkelendirmek öfkelenmek sinir sinirlendirmek sinirlenmek

ئۇيغۇرچەغەزەپ

Українськагнів злість

اردوخشم غصہ

Tiếng Việtđoá nội gián

Examples

“vent one's anger”

“relieve one's anger”

“manage ⟳ one's anger”

“soothe one's anger”

“show ⟳ one's anger”

“do something in anger”

“You need ⟳ to control ⟳ your anger.”

“Seeing the British establishment struggle ⟳ with the financial sector is like ⟳ watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become ⟳. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.”

“It heals the Wounds that Sin hath made; and takes away the Anger of the Sore; […]”

“I immediately made the Experiment ⟳, ſetting the Moxa where the firſt Violence of my Pain began, which was the Joint of the great Toe, and where the greateſt Anger and Soreneſs ſtill continued, [...]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

anger balloon anger bubble Anger camera anger management anger room Angered

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