英语词汇“anger”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

anger

例句

noun | verb

angeranger1 /ˈæŋgɚ/ noun 1 the feeling you have when you are angry► anger

a strong feeling that you have when you think someone has behaved very badly or a situation seems bad or unfair:

She shouted at him in anger.

The governor lost the election because of the public’s anger over the tax.

Ben wanted to hit him, but he tried to control his anger.

► rage

a very strong feeling of anger that often happens suddenly, is hard to control, and sometimes makes you feel violent:

Galloway came toward her in a rage and threatened her and her family.

► fury

a very strong feeling of anger:

“How dare you blame me for that!” she cried, shaking with fury.

► outrage

a strong feeling of anger and shock because you think something is unfair or wrong:

The decision to release the criminal from jail caused outrage.

► wrath (formal)

very strong anger. You use wrath about the anger of a powerful person such as a god or a king. Wrath is used in stories:

He left the city to escape the king’s wrath.

2 the feeling you have when you are a little angry► annoyance

the feeling of being a little angry:

To her annoyance, nobody had washed the dishes.

► irritation

the feeling of being a little angry, especially because something bad keeps happening or someone keeps saying something:

He had been interrupted four times, and his irritation at this was beginning to show.

► resentment

a feeling of anger about something that you think is unfair:

He was filled with resentment when his sister was invited to the party, but he wasn’t.

► frustration

the feeling of being angry and upset because you cannot do what you want or you cannot change a bad situation:

He started crying in frustration because he couldn’t solve the math problem.

► exasperation

the feeling of being angry and upset because something does not happen in the way you think it should:

“How can I help you when you won’t tell me what’s wrong?” she said in exasperation.

► indignation (formal)

a feeling of anger and surprise about an unfair situation:

To his indignation, he was made to wait for an hour.

noun | verb

angeranger2 /ˈæŋgɚ/ verb (formal) 1 to make someone feel angry► anger

to make someone angry:

She said something rude, which angered him.

Republicans were angered by the president’s decision to raise taxes.

➔ Anger sounds fairly formal. It is more usual to say “make someone angry” than to say “anger someone”: She said something rude, which made him angry.

► annoy

to make someone feel a little angry:

It annoys me when he comes in late and doesn’t even apologize.

► irritate

to make someone feel a little angry, especially because something bad keeps happening or someone keeps saying something:

After a while, the loud ticking of the clock began to irritate her.

► frustrate

to make someone feel angry and upset because he or she cannot do something or cannot change a bad situation:

It frustrates me that a lot of these children aren’t getting the help they need.

► exasperate

to make someone feel angry and upset because something does not happen as it should, or someone does not do what he or she should:

He had obviously stopped listening, which exasperated his mother.

► provoke

to deliberately make someone angry:

He provoked the dog, and it attacked him.

➔ see upset22 to make someone very angry► outrage

to make someone feel very angry because something is unfair or wrong:

Customers were outraged by the price increases.

► infuriate

to make someone very angry:

Hikers are infuriated by mountain bikers who go too fast on narrow trails.

► enrage (formal)

to make someone very angry, in a way that is difficult to control and that seems to happen suddenly:

Her refusal to answer enraged him.

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