Entry Word: anger

Function: noun

Meaning: an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something <Dave stifled his anger when the kids on the bus made fun of him>

Synonyms angriness, furor, fury, indignation, irateness, ire, outrage, rage, spleen, wrath, wrathfulness

Related Words aggravation, annoyance, exasperation, irritation, vexation; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bile, bitterness, contempt, enmity, grudge, hostility, rancor; envy, jaundice, jealousy, pique, resentment; malevolence, malice, spite, venom, virulence, vitriol; belligerence, contentiousness, contrariness, disputatiousness, orneriness, pugnacity, querulousness; blowup, flare-up, outburst; dander, dudgeon, huff, pet, rise, ruffle, temper; delirium, heat, passion, warmth

Near Antonyms calmness, forbearance, patience

Antonyms delight, pleasure