Anger synonyms and antonyms
ăng'gər
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Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
Forceful, often vindictive anger.
Rile is defined as to anger or annoy.
high dudgeon
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An often childish display or fit of bad temper.
bad or ill temper
Resentment at being slighted or disdained; ruffled pride
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A feeling of anger or resentment (usually only in set terms, below).
arouse ire
To arouse (someone) to anger
(--- Archaic) Suffering or agony, as of a martyr
One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, thought to cause anger and bad temper when present in excess; yellow bile.
hot temper
The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.
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The quality of being fretful
The state of being peevish.
Ill temper:
Anger or panic expressed verbally loudly and with overt bodily gestures.
slow-burn
(Slang) A gradual working up or show of anger
To make or become mad; make or become insane, angry, frustrated, etc.
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To cause someone to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.
To cause (someone) to feel irritated or resentful:
drive into a rage
To arouse (someone) to anger
Open acts of war; warfare
Jeremy Taylor
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(Archaic) Discomfort, sorrow, trouble, etc.
hot blood
put into a temper
To arouse (someone) to anger
(Archaic) To intensify (a feeling, disease, etc.); aggravate
goad into a frenzy
To arouse (someone) to anger
Craze is defined as to become wildly excited or insane.
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get one's goat
To arouse (someone) to anger
steam up
To become coated with condensation. To fog up.
Affected or marked by ill humor or irritability.
To wander about.
good nature (antonym)
A cheerful, obliging disposition.
frustration (related)
bitterness (related)
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despair (related)
disgust (related)
fear (related)
grief (related)
jealousy (related)
revulsion (related)
revengeful passion
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To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.
The definition of indignant is feeling or showing anger because of something unjust.
The definition of chagrin is a feeling of embarrassment caused by failure or disappointment.
(Law) The intent to commit an unlawful act without justification or excuse.
(Literary, poetic) Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.
vengeful passion
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The act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some external body; especially, the act of exciting muscle fibers to contraction, by artificial stimulation; as, the irritation of a motor nerve by electricity; also, the condition of a muscle and nerve, under such stimulation.
The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
An annoying or being annoyed
The definition of antagonism is an ongoing aggression or animosity between two individuals or groups.
Agitation is defined as the state of feeling irritated or restless.
Disapproval
The act or an instance of exasperating.
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black mood
A thing or circumstance that aggravates, or makes worse
The manner in which clothing fits:
A fit of laughing; convulsion.
A bitter, alkaline, brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow fluid that is secreted by the liver, concentrated and stored in the gallbladder, and discharged into the duodenum of the small intestine. It helps in the digestion of fats and the neutralization of acids, such as the hydrochloric acid secreted by the stomach. Bile consists of salts, acids, cholesterol, lipids, pigments, and water. &diamf3; Bile salts help in the emulsification, digestion, and absorption of fats. &diamf3; Bile pigments are waste products formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin from old red blood cells.
A U.S. unit of volume for liquor equal to 2 jiggers, 3 U.S. fluid ounces, or 88.7 milliliters.
A similar viral disease of cats characterized by fever, vomiting, diarrhea leading to dehydration, and sometimes death.
To put into a rage; infuriate.
get on one's nerves
To arouse (someone) to anger
To insult intentionally, especially openly.
To extend or reach across
put out of humor
To arouse (someone) to anger
Fret is defined as to feel worry or annoyance about something.
To give trouble to, esp. in a petty or nagging way; disturb, annoy, irritate, etc.
(Intransitive) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
Nettle is defined as to sting, poke or annoy.
arouse resentment
To arouse (someone) to anger
provoke ire
To arouse (someone) to anger
Ruffle is defined as to wrinkle, or to annoy or bother.
To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
To hurt the feelings of; cause to feel resentful, angry, or displeased; insult
To turn red or make glow:
To incite; arouse.
Exacerbate is defined as to make worse or more severe.
To destroy by burning.
make all hot and bothered
To arouse (someone) to anger
get in one's hair
To arouse (someone) to anger
make the fur fly
To arouse (someone) to anger
get one's dander up
To arouse (someone) to anger
put one's dander up
To arouse (someone) to anger
make bad blood
To arouse (someone) to anger
make one's blood boil
To arouse (someone) to anger
stir up a hornet's nest
To arouse (someone) to anger
make sore
To arouse (someone) to anger
make one blow one's top
To arouse (someone) to anger
make one blow one's stack
To arouse (someone) to anger
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To become explosively angry or very cross.
To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought.
calm (antonym)
Lack of agitation or excitement; tranquillity; serenity
placate (antonym)
To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease.
fume (related)
To expose to fumes
(Chiefly New England & Midland US) Inflamed and painful:
The definition of apoplectic is the lack of consciousness or loss of body function as a consequence of hemorrhage or stroke.
Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
Difficult to handle:
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish
The definition of disgruntled is someone unhappy, dissatisfied or angry.
Morose; grouchy
Hard to manage; unruly; rebellious; refractory
ignescent
Giving off sparks when struck with steel
Inflammatory, emotionally charged.
(Med.) Of, caused by, or characterized by inflammation
Characterized by or resulting from anger.
The definition of irate is being extremely angry.
Angry; resentful:
phlogistic
Pertaining to phlogiston.
Tending to provoke or stimulate.
Inclined to find fault; complaining
Raging; frenzied:
Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.
The definition of seditious is a person, group or words that urge people to rebel against the government or other authority.
Full of wrath; intensely angry
Asperity means something that is rough or harsh.
A sudden, violent outpouring, as of emotion:
incensement
Fury; rage; heat; exasperation.
An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper.
The definition of a paroxysm is a sudden attack that happens periodically from a disease or illness.
Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will:
Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor.
The state or quality of being turbulent:
The relative infectiousness of a microorganism causing disease
Sustained, harshly critical language; invective.
The definition of aggravate means to make worse or to annoy.
The definition of alienate is when a person turns those who once cared into people who no longer care, either by making others feel angry and/or by causing them to ignore a person.
To antagonize is defined as to act in a way that is contrary.
To lift the head and draw in the chin in anger or resentment.
To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; -- often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke.
To put venom or poison on or into; make poisonous
happiness (antonym)
Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; "” used especially of language.
joy (antonym)
Intense and especially ecstatic or exultant happiness, or an instance of such feeling.
enjoyment (antonym)
Enjoyment is defined as a state of feeling pleasure and joy, or is defined as something that causes you to experience pleasure and joy.
pleasantness (antonym)
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being pleasant.
agreeability (antonym)
(Uncountable) The property of being agreeable.
contentment (antonym)
The definition of contentment is the state of being satisfied or the source of satisfaction.
peace (antonym)
An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities:
make happy (antonym)
make someone mad; become mad
quiet (antonym)
To become quiet
To become angry
mildness (antonym)
The quality of being mild; gentleness
The definition of a grudge is a lingering, strong feeling of ill will or resentment.
forbear (antonym)
Forbear is defined as to stop yourself from doing something.
Anger aroused by something perceived as unjust, mean, or unworthy.
To make or produce by the application of fire or burning heat.
boil over
(Idiomatic, of anger, etc.) To reach the point where aggressive action is taken.
To raise the bristles:
To cause to change suddenly and violently from a solid or liquid to a quickly expanding gas
Small, frothy bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid, as from fermentation or shaking.
To rise or be given off as steam
make one hot under the collar
put one's back up
blow-a-gasket
blow one's stack (or top)
breathe fire
get hot under the collar
hit the ceiling (or roof)
see-red
feelings (related)
To cause to feel or show anger
A male given name, mostly of American usage.
angriness
The state of being angry.
enragement
anguish (related)
guilt (related)
discontent (related)
Bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred.
The quality of being irascible; irritability of temper.
Something that excites:
To give rise to (a feeling, for example); stir up:
To arouse bitter feelings in:
make angry
To arouse (someone) to anger
Synonym Study
- Wrath implies deep indignation expressing itself in a desire to punish or get revenge
- Ire , chiefly a literary word, suggests a show of great anger in acts, words, looks, etc.
- Fury implies a frenzied rage that borders on madness
- Rage suggests a violent outburst of anger in which self-control is lost
- Indignation implies righteous anger aroused by what seems unjust, mean, or insulting
- Anger is broadly applicable to feelings of resentful or revengeful displeasure
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