wrath
/rɒθ
/ /rɔːθ /noun literary or humorous
Extreme anger: he hid his pipe for fear of incurring his father’s wrath...
- I decided that if it was another telemarketer calling, they were going to get my wrath!
- Step out of line here and the wrath of the consumer can descend with real force.
- I'm going to risk her wrath, I say, and at last I think there is a glimmer of a smile.
Synonyms
anger, rage, fury, annoyance, indignation, outrage, pique, spleen, chagrin, vexation, exasperation, dudgeon, high dudgeon, hot temper, bad temper, bad mood, ill humour, irritation, irritability, crossness, displeasure, discontentment, disgruntlement, irascibility, cantankerousness, peevishness, querulousness, crabbiness, testiness, tetchiness, snappishness;
air rage
literary ire, choler
Origin
Old English wrǣththu, from wrāth (see wroth).
Rhymes
- contrary to
- contrast
- contrastingly
- contrastive
- contrast medium
- contrasty
- contra-suggestible
- contrate wheel
- contravene
- contravener
- contravention
- contrecoup
- contredanse
- contre-jour
- contretemps
- contribute
- contribution
- contributive
- contributor
- contributory
- contributory negligence
- con trick
- contrite
- contritely
- contriteness