to anger

Examples

• All

• I did not mean to anger you with my comments.

• Non-Cubans are perplexed, even angered, by the role of Cuba in public debate.

  Academic text (1998)

• Will that not anger them?

  Gladiator (2000)

• And then the employee gets angry as a result.

• If you anger him, he'll ruin us.

  Cyrano (2021)

• Why are you angering her?

  Totsu (Redbird) (2020)

• Is it prudent to get angry over minor things?

• Once they realized who I was, the stories of my adventures angered them.

  Dead Man (1995)

• Whenever he did something to anger her, she thought of her own cheating, lying, and betrayals.

  Fiction book (1995)

• What has angered you?

  Cleopatra (1963)

Synonyms

O

to outrage

vsto anger

143 3.9

Make people feel very angry and shocked

is focused simply on becoming or causing upset without disgust

R

to rage

vsto anger

84 4.8

To feel very angry and unable to control it

can be milder and does not require outward loss of control

I

to irritate

vsto anger

78 2.9

Make someone feel annoyed or impatient, often by repeated small actions

covers becoming upset at any strength, not only mild annoyance

E

to enrage

vsto anger

68 3.7

To make someone very angry

is broader, meaning to cause or become upset but not necessarily extreme

I

to infuriate

vsto anger

46 5.0

Make someone very angry

is more general, covering becoming upset or causing upset at any level

I

to inflame

vsto anger

31 5.8

To make people's feelings stronger, especially anger or hate

can mean starting or causing upset as well as intensifying it

S

to seethe

vsto anger

18 7.3

To feel very angry but not show it

is the broader action of becoming upset or causing upset in general

S

to see red

vsto anger

• Informal

10 6.8

To become very angry suddenly

can mean becoming upset more slowly or less suddenly

G

to get a rise out of

vsto anger

• Informal

8 6.8

Make someone angry or annoyed on purpose by teasing them

can be unintentional or neutral, not always a deliberate provocation

M

to make one's blood boil

vsto anger

• Informal

6 7.0

To cause someone to feel very angry

is the general term for becoming or causing upset without that vivid image

P

to pique

vsto anger

2 8.2

To offend someone and make them feel annoyed or hurt

is more general, covering any level of becoming or causing upset

S

to seethe with anger

vsto anger

1 7.4

To feel very angry while trying not to show it

can include both visible and invisible upset, not only suppressed feeling

E

to enflame

vsto anger

6.4

To make feelings like anger or excitement stronger

is the basic word for becoming or causing upset without intensifying nuance

Antonyms

C

to calm down

• Informal

594 1.4

To become less angry, excited, or upset

S

to soothe

63 3.4

To make someone feel calmer or reduce their pain

Idioms

S

to smother one's anger

• Informal

7.5

To stop yourself from showing angry feelings

Phrasal Verbs

S

to seethe with anger

1 7.4

To feel very angry while trying not to show it

Compounds

D

deep-seated anger

1 4.9

Strong anger that stays inside someone for a long time

How Angry

to enrage

68 3.7

to anger

114 1.0

to annoy

246 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology