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Meaning of Anger | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈæŋɡə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A surname from French or German.
  2. 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.
  3. Pain or stinging.

Equivalents

Afrikaans drif
አማርኛ ቁጣ
Български гняв яд
Català colera enfadar enuig enutjar ira ràbia
Čeština hněv pifka rozzlobit vztek zloba zlost
Cymraeg bar
Dansk vrede
Esperanto kolero
Eesti viha
Euskara haserre
فارسی خشم غضب
Gaeilge corraí fearg
Gàidhlig corraich fearg fraoch
עברית אף הכעיס הרגיז כעס עברה
Magyar düh dühít feldühít harag
Bahasa Indonesia emosi kemarahan nafsu
Íslenska reiðast reiði
ქართული ბრაზი
Қазақша ашу зығыр қаһар
ខ្មែរ កំហឹង
ಕನ್ನಡ ಕೋಪ
Кыргызча ачуу
Lëtzebuergesch Ierger
Lingála nkanda nkele
Lietuvių pyktis
Latviešu dusmas niknums
Te Reo Māori riri
Македонски гнев лутина
मराठी क्रोध राग
Bahasa Melayu kemarahan
Português encolerizar enraivecer ira irar raiva
Română enervare furie manie
Slovenščina jeza
Shqip inat mëri zemërim zemëroj
Sesotho bohale
Svenska förarga ilska vrede
தமிழ் கோபம் கோபி
తెలుగు కోపం
Tagalog galit
ئۇيغۇرچە غەزەپ
Українська гнів злість
اردو خشم غصہ
Tiếng Việt đoá 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

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