ANGER - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
make angry
Example: The news angered him
Categories: Arouse, Elicit, Enkindle, Kindle, Evoke, Fire, Raise, Provoke
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
become angry
Example: He angers easily
Categories: Feel, Experience
Synonyms
Ira, Angriness, Anger, See red, Wrath
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "anger" comes from Old Norse angra. It started in Middle English angren. Then it appeared in Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ-. Later, people used it in Proto-Germanic *angazaz. After that, it was Old Norse angr. Over time, it became Middle English anger. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Old Norse: ang
- Danish: anger
- Norwegian Bokmål: anger
- Swedish: ånger
- Icelandic: angur
- Old English: ange
- Dutch: anjer
- German: Angst
- Latin: angō
- Albanian: ang
- Avestan: 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀
- Ancient Greek: ἄγχω
- Sanskrit: अंहु
- Icelandic: angra
- Norwegian Nynorsk: angra
- Norwegian Bokmål: angre
- Swedish: ångra
- Danish: angre
🔗 Related Words
anguish – A related word in the same word family.
anxious – A related word in the same word family.
quinsy – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
This word traveled through multiple civilizations—each culture shaped its meaning slightly!