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angered

2 2.5
Feeling very furious because someone did something unfair or rude
  • adjective
  • /ˈæŋɡərd/
: enfadado
  • She felt deeply angered when her friend forgot her birthday.

Because when it's happening to you, you are so offended and angered and frozen in the moment.

Examples

  • She describes her as manipulating, angry, toxic.

  • So again, Sir, it's fair to say that you grew angrier and angrier.

  • I just lost it and became a very angry kid at a very young age.

  • At the time, my dad was very angry because we lost money from that.

  • And she got so angry when she found out I was using.

  • I'm so angered and saddened by what happened that is all I can muster.

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  • After we moved in and I worked for weeks setting up the house, I was really angered and upset when he started dropping hints that he really didn't like how it was decorated.

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  • He was angered by the unfair treatment he received at work.

  • They became angered after reading the negative article about their project.

Synonyms

angry
vsangered
∞ 1.0

Feeling very annoyed or upset

is the specific emotional state but sometimes stronger or fiercer
mad
vsangered
∞ 1.0

Feeling angry or upset with someone

is a similar strong feeling but can be more intense
pissed
vsangered
  • Informal
631 8.4

Feeling very angry or annoyed

is strong displeasure but usually in more neutral tone
pissed off
vsangered
  • Informal
235 8.6

Very angry or annoyed

is strong displeasure that can be used in formal contexts too
furious
vsangered
206 3.0

Very angry and ready to shout or complain

is strong displeasure with a broader, less extreme sense
outraged
vsangered
147 4.1

Feeling very angry and shocked because something seems unfair

is strong displeasure that may lack the shock element
raging
vsangered
82 3.9

Very strong and intense, often violent and out of control

applies to strong displeasure specifically rather than any intense state
enraged
vsangered
46 4.1

Very angry and likely to act violently

is strong displeasure but usually less wild or uncontrollable
riled
vsangered
  • Informal
42 7.1

Feeling annoyed or angry

is stronger displeasure rather than milder annoyance
ticked off
vsangered
  • Informal
28 7.9

Feeling angry or annoyed about something

is stronger displeasure rather than simple irritation
irate
vsangered
22 5.3

Very angry and showing it

is strong displeasure that can be both formal and informal
livid
vsangered
20 5.5

Very angry and hard to calm

is strong displeasure that may be less visibly extreme
incensed
vsangered
  • Formal
19 6.2

Very angry because of something unfair or wrong

is strong displeasure not always tied to injustice
provoked
vsangered
14 3.9

Feeling angry because someone on purpose annoyed you

is strong displeasure that may arise without deliberate provocation
aggravated
vsangered
12 5.5

Feeling more angry or annoyed because of something

is the basic strong displeasure, not necessarily caused by provocation
infuriated
vsangered
11 4.5

Feeling very angry because someone treated you unfairly

is strong displeasure that is more general and steady
maddened
vsangered
3 5.2

Very angry and acting out of control

is strong displeasure without the sense of losing control
roiled
vsangered
2 8.4

Angry and upset because something caused trouble

is steady strong displeasure rather than short agitation
rageful
vsangered
1 4.8

Feeling very angry and likely to shout or lose control

is the same strong displeasure but sometimes less focused on rage
mad as a wet hen
vsangered
  • Informal
1 9.8

Very angry or upset

is strong displeasure that may be shown more calmly
boiling mad
vsangered
  • Informal
1 4.8

Feeling very angry

is strong displeasure but not always at the highest heat
mad as a meat axe
vsangered
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Very angry and acting without thinking

covers the same strong displeasure but not the wild acting
mad as a cut snake
vsangered
  • Australian
1 9.9

Feeling extremely angry and acting wildly

describes strong displeasure without the wild behaviour
ireful
vsangered
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Feeling very angry and showing that anger in words or actions

is strong displeasure sometimes expressed less as wrath
mad as hops
vsangered
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very angry and showing it

is strong displeasure that can be slightly less extreme
angry as a wet hen
vsangered
  • UK
9.9

Feeling very angry and upset

is strong displeasure that can be either loud or quiet

Antonyms

680 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

3 7.0

Calm and not worried when things go wrong

How Angry

enraged
46 4.1
furious
206 3.0
angered
2 2.5
angry
∞ 1.0
annoyed
143 1.0
irritated
56 3.1

Surface Forms

angry positive
angrier comparative
angriest superlative

Morphology

angered = anger (transparent) = anger + ed

Regular adjectival past-participle formation from the verb 'anger', so the meaning is directly derived and easily inferable.

Etymology

Angered comes from the simple word anger, which itself comes from an old Norse word angr meaning 'sorrow' or 'trouble'. Over time the idea moved to 'being very angry', so to be angered is to feel strong anger.