anger
anger definition
an·ger (aŋ′gər)
noun
- a feeling of displeasure resulting from injury, mistreatment, opposition, etc., and usually showing itself in a desire to fight back at the supposed cause of this feeling
- Obsolete pain or trouble
Etymology: ME < ON angr, distress < IE base *angh-, constricted > L angustus, narrow, angustia, tightness, Gr anchein, to squeeze, anchonē, a strangling, Ger angst, fear
transitive verb
to make angry; enrage
Etymology: ME angren < ON angra, to distress
intransitive verb
to become angry
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