Angry
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Angry is an adjective meaning Displaying or feeling anger.
Meaning
Displaying or feeling anger.
More Meanings
- (said about a wound or a rash) Inflamed and painful.
- (figuratively, said about the elements, like the sky or the sea) Dark and stormy, menacing.
- (informal, rare) An angry person.
- (transitive, obsolete) To anger.
Example Sentences
His face became angry.
An angry mob started looting the warehouse.
The broken glass left two angry cuts across my arm.
Cone, who once called himself “the angriest theologian in America,” is still angry.
Word Forms
- angrier
- angriest
- angries
- angrying
- angried
Synonyms for angry
Depending on context, synonyms include upset, mad, enraged, wrathful, furious, apoplectic.
Antonyms for angry
Common opposites include calm, sanguine, serene.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include irate, infuriated, choleric, enraged, angered, wroth.
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