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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | anger |
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an‧gry S3 W3
comparative angrier, superlative angriest
comparative angrier, superlative angriest1 feeling strong emotions which make you want to shout at someone or hurt them because they have behaved in an unfair, cruel, offensive etc way, or because you think that a situation is unfair, unacceptable etc [↪ annoyed]: I was angry because he hadn't told me his plans. His comments brought an angry response from opposition politicians. 'Calm down,' she said, looking at his angry face.
I was angry because he hadn't told me his plans.His comments brought an angry response from opposition politicians.'Calm down,' she said, looking at his angry face.2 feeling strongly that you wish you had done something or had not done something : David was angry with himself for letting the others see his true feelings.
angry with/at yourself
David was angry with himself for letting the others see his true feelings.3 literary an angry sky or cloud looks dark and stormy
4 literary an angry wound etc is painful and red and looks infected
—angrily adverb: Joey reacted angrily.
WORD FOCUS: angry Joey reacted angrily.WORD FOCUS: angry a little angry: miffed informal, peeved informal
rather angry: annoyed, irritated, cross, in a bad/foul mood
very angry: furious, livid, outraged, incensed, incandescent with rage formal
to become angry: lose your temper, go mad British English, go berserk informal, go ballistic informal, hit the roof informal
words for describing someone who often gets angry: bad-tempered, grouchy, cantankerous, crabby, stroppy BrE informal
