anger

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, unfair or unjust treatment, or an undesired situation.

   “vent one's anger”

   “relieve one's anger”

   “manage one's anger”

   “soothe one's anger”

   “show one's anger”

2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Pain or stinging.

   “It heals the Wounds that Sin hath made; and takes away the Anger of the Sore; […]”

   “I immediately made the Experiment, ſetting the Moxa where the firſt Violence of my Pain began, which was the Joint of the great Toe, and where the greateſt Anger and Soreneſs ſtill continued, [...]”

verb

1. (transitive)To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.

   “He who angers you conquers you.”

   ““Poetling, fret thyself not! / I will not one tittle imperil / Thy sorry cockboat; / Nor yet thy poor dear life will I harass / With over-hazardous tossings. / For thou, little poet, ne’er angeredst me; / Thou hast me no least little pinnacle harmed / Of Priamus’ sacrosanct stronghold; / Nor even the least little lash hast thou singed / Of the eye of my son Polyphemus; / And thee with her counsels protected hath ne’er / The Goddess of Wisdom, Pallas Athené.””

   “President Donald Trump’s offer to most federal employees to resign now and be paid through September stunned the workers who received it – angering some, confusing many and raising questions about whether the offer is even legal.”

2. (intransitive)To become angry.

   “You anger too easily.”

name

1. A surname from French or German.