angry
/'æɳgri/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Feeling or showing strong displeasure, hostility, or rage: This is the primary meaning, describing an emotional state of being upset, annoyed, or furious, often because of a perceived wrong or injustice.
- Severely inflamed and painful: Used to describe a sore, wound, or rash that is red, swollen, and sore.
- (Of natural elements) As if showing violent anger; wild and stormy: Used figuratively to describe the sky, sea, or weather that appears dark, turbulent, and threatening.
Examples of Usage
- Feeling or showing anger:
- She was angry with her brother for breaking her toy.
- The angry customer demanded to speak to the manager.
- He gave me an angry look.
- Severely inflamed:
- The cut on his leg became red and angry.
- (Of natural elements):
- Angry clouds gathered on the horizon before the storm.
- The angry sea battered the coast.
Advanced Usage
- "to be/get angry with (at) someone": to feel anger directed towards a specific person.
- Don't be angry with me; it was an accident.
- "to be/get angry about (at) something": to feel anger because of a specific event or thing.
- He is still angry about the unfair decision.
- "to make someone angry": to cause someone to become angry.
- His constant interruptions made her very angry.
Variants and Related Words
- Angrily (adverb): in an angry manner.
- He spoke angrily to the referee.
- Anger (noun): the strong feeling of displeasure and hostility.
- She struggled to control her anger.
Synonyms
- Furious: Extremely angry.
- Irate: Very angry.
- Indignant: Angry because of something perceived as unfair.
- Wrathful: (Formal/literary) Full of intense anger.
- Annoyed: Mildly angry or irritated.
Related Phrases
- Angry young man: A label for a young man, especially in mid-20th century Britain, who is rebellious and critical of social norms.
- Angry silence: A silence that clearly communicates anger without words.
Idioms
- See red: To become very angry suddenly.
- When he insulted her family, she saw red.
- Bite someone's head off: To respond to someone with sudden, extreme anger.
- I just asked a simple question, and she bit my head off.
Adjective
- severely inflamed and painful
- an angry sore
- (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
- angry clouds on the horizon
- furious winds
- the raging sea
- feeling or showing anger
- angry at the weather
- angry customers
- an angry silence
- sending angry letters to the papers