Wraith vs. Wrath

Wraith vs. Wrath — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Wraith and Wrath

Wraithnoun

A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.

Wrathnoun

Great anger.

Homer relates an episode in the Trojan War that reveals the tragic consequences of the wrath of Achilles.

Wraithnoun

a mental representation of some haunting experience;

he looked like he had seen a ghostit aroused specters from his past

Wrathnoun

(rare) Punishment.

Wrathadjective

(rare) Wrathful; very angry.

Wrathverb

(obsolete) To anger; to enrage.

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Wrathnoun

intense anger (usually on an epic scale)

Wrathnoun

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