Emotions / B1

ANG-uh/ˈæŋɡə/

Anger is a strong feeling of being very annoyed: hide your anger; express anger; public anger at a decision. Annoyance is milder; rage is stronger and less controlled. Angry is the adjective; angrily is the adverb. In news English, anger at / over a policy is common. Do not write “an anger” unless you mean a particular outburst — the feeling is usually uncountable. Lose your temper is the everyday idiom.

Meaning

A strong feeling of being very annoyed.

Examples

• “He could not hide his anger after the unfair decision.”
• “There was public anger over the rise in bus fares.”
• “She expressed her anger in a calm letter to the manager.”

Good to know

hide / express anger. anger at / over + issue. Adjective: angry. Milder: annoyance. Stronger: rage. Usually uncountable.

Near in meaning

rage

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