Meaning of “anger” in the English Dictionary

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angernoun [ U ]

uk ​ /ˈæŋ.ɡər/ us ​ /ˈæŋ.ɡɚ/

B2 a strong feeling that makes you want to hurt someone or be unpleasant because of something unfair or unkind that has happened:

I think he feels a lot of anger towards his father, who treated him very badly as a child.
There is a danger that anger at the new law may turn into anti-government feeling.
The people showed no surprise or anger at their treatment.
He found it hard to contain (= control) his anger.

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angerverb [ T ]

uk ​ /ˈæŋ.ɡər/ us ​ /ˈæŋ.ɡɚ/

(Definition of “anger” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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angernoun [ U ]

us ​ /ˈæŋ·ɡər/

› the feeling people get when something unfair, painful, or bad happens:

You need to control your anger.
He yelled at them in anger.
anger
verb [ T ] us ​ /ˈæŋ·ɡər/

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His constant complaining only angered her.

(Definition of “anger” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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