a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.

Chiefly British Dialect . pain or smart, as of a sore.

Obsolete . grief; trouble.

to arouse anger or wrath in.

Chiefly British Dialect . to cause to smart; inflame.

to become angry

He angers with little provocation.

noun

agreeability , calmness , contentment , enjoyment , good nature , happiness , joy , peace , pleasantness

verb

calm , forbear , make happy , quiet , soothe

noun

acrimony , animosity , annoyance , antagonism , blow up * , cat fit , chagrin , choler , conniption , dander * , disapprobation , displeasure , distemper , enmity , exasperation , fury , gall , hatred , hissy fit , huff , ill humor , ill temper , impatience , indignation , infuriation , irascibility , ire , irritability , irritation , mad , miff , outrage , passion , peevishness , petulance , pique , rage , rankling , resentment , slow burn , soreness , stew , storm , tantrum , temper , tiff , umbrage , vexation , violence , irateness , animus , asperity , dudgeon , ebullition , fit , flare-up , frenzy , fume , grievance , grudge , hoity-toity , incensement , invective , malice , offense , paroxysm , rancor , spleen , turbulence , virulence , vituperation , wrath

verb

acerbate , affront , aggravate , agitate , annoy , antagonize , arouse , bait , blow up * , boil * , boil over * , bristle , burn , burn up , chafe , craze * , cross , displease , egg on * , embitter , enrage , exacerbate , exasperate , excite , fret , gall , get mad , get on one’s nerves , goad , incense , inflame , infuriate , irritate , lose one’s temper , madden , make sore , miff , nettle , offend , outrage , pique , provoke , raise hell , rankle , rant , rave , rile , ruffle , seethe , steam up * , stew , stir up , tempt , umbrage , vex , blow up , boil over , explode , flare up , foam , fume , rage , acrimony , alienate , bile , bridle , burning , choler , dander , displeasure , envenom , fury , ire , irk , mad , rancor , tantrum , temper , vip , wrath