Anger vs. Angry

Anger vs. Angry — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Anger and Angry

Angernoun

A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.

You need to control your anger.

Angryadjective

Displaying or feeling anger.

His face became angry.An angry mob started looting the warehouse.

Angernoun

(obsolete) Pain or stinging.

Angryadjective

(said about a wound or a rash) Inflamed and painful.

The broken glass left two angry cuts across my arm.

Angerverb

(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.

He who angers you conquers you.

Angryadjective

Dark and stormy, menacing.

Angry clouds raced across the sky.
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Angerverb

(intransitive) To become angry.

You anger too easily.

Angryadjective

feeling or showing anger;

angry at the weatherangry customersan angry silencesending angry letters to the papers

Angernoun

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

Angryadjective

(of the elements) as if showing violent anger;

angry clouds on the horizonfurious windsthe raging sea

Angernoun

the state of being angry

Angryadjective

severely inflamed and painful;

an angry sore
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Angernoun

belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Angerverb

make angry;

The news angered him

Angerverb

become angry;

He angers easily