wrath

wrath
1. noun /ɹɒθ,ɹæθ,ɹæːθ,ɹæθ,æ/
a) great anger

Homer relates an episode in the Trojan War that reveals the tragic consequences of the wrath of Achilles.

b) punishment
2. adjective /ɹɒθ,ɹæθ,ɹæːθ,ɹæθ,æ/
Wrathful; very angry.

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  • Wrath — (?; 277), n. [OE. wrathe, wra[thorn][thorn]e, wrethe, wr[ae][eth][eth]e, AS. wr[=ae][eth][eth]o, fr. wr[=a][eth] wroth; akin to Icel. rei[eth]i wrath. See {Wroth}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wrath — Wrath …   Википедия

  • wrath — wrath·ful; wrath·ful·ly; wrath·ful·ness; wrath·i·ly; wrath; …   English syllables

  • wrath — [rɔθ US ræθ] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: wrAththo, from wrath angry ] formal extreme anger ▪ He was scared of incurring his father s wrath …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wrath — wrath, wrathful, wroth Wrath is an archaic or literary noun meaning ‘anger’, and is pronounced rawth or roth, or in AmE rath. Wrathful is the corresponding adjective meaning ‘angry’. Wroth is also an adjective, and is always used predicatively, i …   Modern English usage

  • wrath|y — «RATH ee, RAHTH ; especially British R thee», adjective, wrath|i|er, wrath|i|est. = wrathful. (Cf. ↑wrathful) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wrath — Wrath, a. See {Wroth}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wrath — Wrath, v. t. To anger; to enrage; also used impersonally. [Obs.] I will not wrathen him. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] If him wratheth, be ywar and his way shun. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wrath — [rath, räth; ] chiefly Brit [ rôth] n. [ME wraththe < OE wræththo < wrath,WROTH] 1. intense anger; rage; fury 2. any action carried out in great anger, esp. for punishment or vengeance adj. Archaic wrathful SYN. ANGER …   English World dictionary

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