anger

English

/ˈæŋɡə(ɹ)/, /ˈæŋɡɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.
  • (obsolete) Pain or stinging.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English anger (anger, sorrow, wrath, pain, grief, annoyance, affliction, trouble, distress, vexation) derived from Old Norse angr (sorrow, tedium, firth, affliction, depression) derived from Proto-Germanic *angazaz (sorrow, grief) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (narrow, tighten, tied together, constrict) derived from Middle English angren derived from Old Norse angra (grieve, vex, annoy, regret) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (narrow, tighten, tied together, constrict).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂enǵʰ-

Gloss

narrow, tighten, tied together, constrict

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Property

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