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anger

/ˈæŋɡə/ANG-gur
/ˈæŋɡɚ/ANG-gur

Meaninggrief

Common meaning: a strong feeling of displeasure

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)angr‘grief, trouble’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsgrief, trouble → afflictionanger‘affliction’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsaffliction → a strong feeling of displeasureanger‘a strong feeling of displeasure’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) angr ‘grief, sorrow’.

Roots

  • angr Old Norse (Icelandic) “grief, sorrow”

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