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wrath
1[ rath, rahthor, especially British, rawth ]
noun
- strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.
Synonyms: , , ,
- vengeance or punishment as the consequence of anger.
adjective
- Archaic. wroth.
Wrath
2[ rath ]
noun
- Cape, a high promontory in NW Scotland: most NW point on mainland.
Wrath
1/ rɔːθ; ɒθ /
noun
- Cape Wratha promontory at the NW extremity of the Scottish mainland
wrath
2/ ɒθ /
noun
- angry, violent, or stern indignation
- divine vengeance or retribution
- archaic.a fit of anger or an act resulting from anger
adjective
- obsolete.incensed; angry
Derived Forms
- ˈɰٳ, adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of wrath1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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