anger

S2 W1

BrE /ˈæŋ.dər/ AmE /ˈæŋ.dər/

noun en → es

1 FEELING [uncountable] A2

a strong feeling of being upset or annoyed because of something unfair or wrong

ira, enojo, rabia

  • be/get in a state of anger

Collocations lose one's temper · in a fit of anger

  • He lost his temper and threw the phone across the room.

    Perdió la paciencia y lanzó el teléfono al otro lado de la habitación.

2 CAUSE [countable] B1

the cause of a feeling of anger

motivo, causa, razón

  • a reason for anger

Collocations reason to be angry · cause of anger

  • What was the cause of his anger?

    ¿Cuál fue la causa de su ira?

3 ACTION [transitive] B1

the act of making someone angry or annoyed

hacer enojar, provocar rabia

  • make somebody angry

Collocations anger sb into doing sth · anger sb with sth

  • He was angered by the rude comments.

    Se enfadó por los comentarios groseros.

4 STATE [uncountable] B1

the state of being angry or annoyed

estado de ira, enojo

  • be in a state of anger

Collocations in a state of rage · state of fury

  • She was in a state of anger after the argument.

    Ella estaba en un estado de ira después del argumento.

5 ANGER [transitive] B2

the act of making someone angry or annoyed (verb form)

hacer enfadar, provocar rabia

  • anger sb into doing sth

Collocations anger sb with sth · anger sb to do sth

  • His actions angered the crowd.

    Sus acciones enfurecieron a la multitud.

6 ANGER [uncountable] B2

the act of making someone angry or annoyed (noun form)

provocación, irritación

  • an anger towards sb/sth

Collocations anger towards sb/sth · anger at sth/sb

  • There was a lot of anger towards the government.

    Hubo mucho enojo hacia el gobierno.

7 ANGER [countable] B2

the act of making someone angry or annoyed (noun form)

provocación, irritación

  • an anger towards sb/sth

Collocations anger towards sb/sth · anger at sth/sb

  • He felt an anger towards his former boss.

    Sentía una ira hacia su ex jefe.

8 ANGER [uncountable] C1

the act of making someone angry or annoyed (noun form)

provocación, irritación

  • an anger towards sb/sth

Collocations anger towards sb/sth · anger at sth/sb

  • The protest was fueled by a deep anger.

    La protesta se alimentó por una profunda ira.