wrath
1 Americannoun
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strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.
- Synonyms:
- choler, fury, resentment, rage
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vengeance or punishment as the consequence of anger.
adjective
noun
noun
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angry, violent, or stern indignation
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divine vengeance or retribution
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archaic a fit of anger or an act resulting from anger
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- wrathless adjective
Etymology
Origin of wrath
First recorded before 900; (for the noun) Middle English wraththe, Old English wrǣththo, equivalent to wrāth wroth + -tho -th 1; (for the adjective) variant of wroth by association with the noun
Example Sentences
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The wrath will descend, especially if it's Celtic, you suspect.
From BBC
Obviously, Opal can’t make gold out of straw, but the king can’t kill her because … you know …, and so the king has turned his wrath on The Mountain, demanding more gold.
From Literature
If she truly despises our family, I don’t want to be the object of her wrath.
From Literature
When her uncle found out she’d been fired, his wrath would be terrible.
From Literature
And that makes the U.S. team and its 232 athletes, the largest contingent at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, a convenient foil for European wrath.
From Los Angeles Times
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