word-vault/dist/data/cards/an/anger.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "anger",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the strong feeling that you have when something has happened that you think is bad and unfair",
            "sensetop": "in angeranger at somethinganger over somethinganger about somethinganger at somebody/somethinganger towards somebody/somethinganger against somebody/something",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She had to find a way to **express her** pent-up **anger**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plan provoked anger among local residents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the growing **anger and frustration** of young unemployed people"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Jan slammed her fist on the desk in anger.",
                    "contextForm": "in anger"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated.",
                    "contextForm": "anger at something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is much anger over plans to close the hospital.",
                    "contextForm": "anger over something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Local people are seething with anger about the decision.",
                    "contextForm": "anger about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is widespread anger at the government following yesterday's announcement.",
                    "contextForm": "anger at somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I feel no anger towards him, only pity.",
                    "contextForm": "anger towards somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The people are taking to the streets to **vent their anger** against the prime minister.",
                    "contextForm": "anger against somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a course in **anger management** *(= controlling your feelings of anger)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hank stood up, his anger rising."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He slammed the door in a fit of anger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt a brief flash of anger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He raised his voice in anger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her anger subsided as quickly as it had flared up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Children give vent to their anger in various ways."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had walked out in a moment of anger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He tried to channel his anger into political activism."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His eyes were filled with anger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His joy soon turned to anger when he heard the full story."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His words only served to fuel her anger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt a sudden anger at his suggestion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is not healthy to suppress your anger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Much of the public's anger was directed at the government."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was trembling with anger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The anger drained from his face."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You could probably benefit from anger management classes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "her anger towards her parents"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bitter", "deep", "fierce"],
                "… of anger": ["burst", "fit", "flash"],
                "verb + anger": ["be filled with", "feel", "seethe with"],
                "anger + verb": ["boil over", "boil up", "bubble up"],
                "anger + noun": ["management"],
                "preposition": ["in anger", "with anger", "anger against"],
                "phrases": ["a feeling of anger", "in a moment of anger"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæŋɡə(r)/",
                "audio": "an/anger/anger__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæŋɡər/",
                "audio": "an/anger/anger__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old Norse angr ‘grief’, angra ‘vex’. The original use was in the Old Norse senses; current senses date from late Middle English."
}