anger: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 6 letter points · starts with A · ends with R
Meaning of anger
noun
- countable, uncountable
A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, unfair or unjust treatment, or an undesired situation.
Example: vent one's anger
- countable, obsolete, uncountable
Pain or stinging.
Listed forms: angers.
Source: Wiktionary — anger.
verb
- transitive
To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
Example: He who angers you conquers you.
- intransitive
To become angry.
Example: You anger too easily.
Listed forms: angers, angering, angered.
Source: Wiktionary — anger.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for anger.
noun
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
noun
the state of being angry
noun
belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
verb
become angry
- see red
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is anger in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of anger
A(1) + N(1) + G(2) + E(1) + R(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of anger
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from anger
29 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in anger. Showing up to 24, longest first.