wrath
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noun \ˈrath, chiefly British ˈrȯth\Definition of WRATH
1
: strong vengeful anger or indignation
2
: retributory punishment for an offense or a crime : divine chastisement
See Examples of WRATH
- the wrath of the gods
- <waited until my initial wrath had eased before voicing my complaint>
- That winter it rained in Los Angeles for three months straight, as if I had brought with me a terrible wrath that somehow agitated the atmosphere, releasing a flood of rain. —Patrick Moore, Tweaked, 2006
- … Reagan raised the bar for every political performer who followed. A president or presidential candidate now had to be smooth or suffer the wrath of the press. —Neal Gabler, Life: The Movie, 1998
- More Wrath than Terror, has seized me. I am very mad. —John Adams, 26 Apr. 1777, in The Book of Abigail and John, 1975
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Origin of WRATH
Middle English, from Old English wrǣththo, from wrāth wroth — more at wroth
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to WRATH
2wrath
adjective \ˈrath, chiefly British ˈrȯth\Definition of WRATH
archaic : wrathful
Examples of WRATH
- … Take heed the Queen come not within his sight; / For Oberon is passing fell and wrath … —William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1596
Origin of WRATH
alteration of wroth
First Known Use: 1535
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