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wrath

1

[ rath, rahthor, especially British, rawth ]

noun

  1. strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. vengeance or punishment as the consequence of anger.


adjective

  1. Archaic. wroth.

Wrath

2

[ rath ]

noun

  1. Cape, a high promontory in NW Scotland: most NW point on mainland.

Wrath

1

/ rɔːθ; ɒθ /

noun

  1. Cape Wrath
    a promontory at the NW extremity of the Scottish mainland
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

wrath

2

/ ɒθ /

noun

  1. angry, violent, or stern indignation
  2. divine vengeance or retribution
  3. archaic.
    a fit of anger or an act resulting from anger
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. obsolete.
    incensed; angry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɰٳ, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wrath1

First recorded before 900; (for the noun) Middle English wraththe, Old English ɰǣٳٳ, equivalent to ɰٳ wroth + -tho -th 1; (for the adjective) variant of wroth by association with the noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wrath1

Old English ɰǣٳٳ; see wroth
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Meghan's personality is absolutely not everyone's cup of bespoke herbal hibiscus tea, but she's also incurred a whole lot of wrath simply for being not white and not British.

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Republicans would be foolish to treat this 90-day pause as a victory big enough to justify scurrying back to their holes, to hide from the wrath of Dear Leader.

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Webb and screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson had two options: Mimic the 1937 cartoon shot for shot and be slammed for the craven inessentiality of such an exercise, or change anything and face fans’ wrath.

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Though they largely put down the putsch, many then turned their wrath on Alawites, a largely impoverished minority that constitutes some 10% of the country’s population and which dominated Assad-era security services and state bureaucracy.

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On the other hand, if he has to push hard in an attempt to win concessions, will he too risk incurring the wrath of a man who uses unpredictability as a political art form?

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