SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
wrath
noun
Powerful anger, often accompanied by a wish to punish or retaliate.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Intense anger
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Usage distinction
Return to topWrath is formal and emphatic, often involving a wish to punish. Hostility can be a sustained attitude without an immediate outburst of anger.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See wrath in use
The fictional ruler's wrath frightened even his most loyal advisers.
The gardener's wrath grows into a powerful wish to punish the supposed offender by excluding him from the shared harvest.
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