wrath

[Wrath]

Wrath is great anger that expresses itself in a desire to punish someone: Noah saw the flood as a sign of the wrath of God.

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Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire.

Noun
belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Noun
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)


a.
Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire.

a.
The effects of anger or indignation; the just punishment of an offense or a crime.

a.
See Wroth.

v. t.
To anger; to enrage; -- also used impersonally.


Wrath

Wrath (?; 277), n. [OE. wrathe, wra'ed'ede, wrethe, wr'91'eb'ebe, AS. wr'd6'eb'ebo, fr. wr'be'eb wroth; akin to Icel. rei'ebi wrath. See Wroth, a.] 1. Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire.
Wrath is a fire, and jealousy a weed.
When the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased.
Now smoking and frothing Its tumult and wrath in.
2. The effects of anger or indignation; the just punishment of an offense or a crime. "A revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil." Rom. xiii. 4. Syn. -- Anger; fury; rage; ire; vengeance; indignation; resentment; passion. See Anger.

Wrath

Wrath, a. See Wroth. [Obs.]

Wrath

Wrath, v. t. To anger; to enrage; -- also used impersonally. [Obs.] "I will not wrathen him." Chaucer.
If him wratheth, be ywar and his way shun.

Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire.

See Wroth.

To anger; to enrage; -- also used impersonally.

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Usage Examples

Fairest and dearest, your wrath and anger are more heavy than I can bear but learn that I cannot tell what you wish me to say without sinning against my honour too grievously.

The independent girl is a person before whose wrath only the most rash dare stand, and, they, it must be confessed, with much fear and trembling.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

There is little for the great part of the history of the world except the bitter tears of pity and the hot tears of wrath.

It is imperative that when thousands of selfless volunteers respond to those who have incurred the wrath of a natural disaster that legal liability need not be hanging over their heads.

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