angered
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Feeling or showing extreme anger: The state of being very angry, furious, or enraged. It describes a strong emotional reaction of displeasure and hostility.
Usage
- The word "angered" is primarily used as an adjective to describe a person, group, or sometimes an animal that is in a state of intense anger. It often implies that something has caused this anger.
- It is commonly used with linking verbs like , , , , or .
- Example:
Examples
- Adjective:
- The angered protesters gathered outside the courthouse.
- His angered response surprised everyone in the meeting.
- The coach was visibly angered by the team's poor performance.
Advanced Usage
- "to be angered by/at something": This is the most common construction, specifying the cause of the anger.
- The community was deeply angered by the government's inaction.
- "to become/grow angered": Describes the process of becoming angry.
- He became increasingly angered as the argument continued.
Variants and Related Words
- Anger (n/v): The noun form for the emotion, or the verb meaning to make someone angry.
- Noun: He could not hide his anger.
- Verb: The news report angered many citizens.
- Angry (adj): A more common and general synonym for "angered."
- Furious (adj): A synonym suggesting even more intense, often wild, anger.
- Enraged (adj): A strong synonym, implying anger that is violent or uncontrollable.
- Infuriated (adj): A synonym meaning made extremely angry.
- Irate (adj): A formal synonym for very angry.
Synonyms
- Enraged
- Furious
- Infuriated
- Irate
- Incensed
- Wrathful
Antonyms
- Calm
- Pleased
- Content
- Peaceful
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To vent one's anger: To express anger openly.
- After being angered by the comments, she needed to vent her anger.
- A flash of anger: A sudden, brief feeling of anger.
- A flash of anger crossed his angered face.
Adjective
- marked by extreme anger
- the enraged bull attached
- furious about the accident
- a furious scowl
- infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy
- could not control the maddened crowd