wrath
nounAdvancedELO 1,200GRE
DEFINITION
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
WEBSTER'S 1913
Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire.
ETYMOLOGY
Old English wræthu
IN LITERATURE
“She would have fled from him, but a dread of the displeasure of the Chief restrained her, knowing Ruark a soul of wrath.”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
IN USE
“When the sisters woke up and saw what had happened, they threw themselves off a cliff in fear of their father's wrath.”
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