Angry

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/

Definitions

1. Feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility toward someone or something
2. Experiencing a strong emotional response characterized by irritation or fury directed at a person or situation
3. Exhibiting a state of intense displeasure or hostility often triggered by perceived wrongs or frustrations

Etymology: Angry began as a plain add-on to anger. The noun "anger" came into Middle English from Old Norse "angr", meaning grief or distress, and the English adjective was formed by tacking the suffix "-y" onto it, a common way to turn a noun into a describing word (as with "hairy" or "misty"). So the adjective is simply "full of anger" in its original sense. The noun's older ancestry runs back to Proto-Germanic "angazaz", a word associated with tightness and constriction, which makes sense once you consider that anger often feels like a pressure in the chest. The same root sits behind words such as "anguish" and "anxious", which entered English through French and Latin routes rather than through the Norse line.

Synonyms: irate, furious, enraged, annoyed, indignant

Antonyms: calm, peaceful, content, happy, satisfied