wrath

See also wraþ

English

Etymology

Middle English wraththe, from Old English wrǣþþo, wrǣþþu (“wrath, fury”), from wrāþ (“angry, wroth”) + -þo, -þu, see wroth.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɹɒθ/, /ɹæθ/, SAMPA: /r\QT/, /r\{T/

  Rhymes: -ɒθ, -æθ

• (US) IPA: /ɹæːθ/, /ɹæθ/, SAMPA: /r\O:T/, /r\OT/

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  Rhymes: -æθ

• The pronunciation with the vowel IPA: /æ/ (SAMPA: /{/) is regarded as incorrect by many.

Noun

wrath (plural wraths)

1. great anger

   Homer relates an episode in the Trojan War that reveals the tragic consequences of the wrath of Achilles.

2. punishment

Synonyms

• (great anger): fury, ire

Derived terms

• grapes of wrath

Translations

great anger

Croatian: gnjev (hr) m. Czech: hněv (cs) m. Dutch: gramschap f., woede f., toorn (nl) m. Finnish: viha (fi), raivo (fi) French: fureur (fr) f. German: Zorn (de) m., Wut (de) f. Italian: furore (it) m., collera (it) f., ira (it) f. Japanese: 激怒 (げきど、gekido), 憤怒 (ふんぬ) Kurdish: xezeb f., gerûşe f., hêrs f., xişm f., kerb f., kîn f., qîn f. Latin: ira (?) Latvian: dusmas

Lithuanian: rūstybė f. Polish: gniew (pl) m. Portuguese: cólera (pt) f. Romanian: mânie (ro) f., furie (ro) f., urgie (ro) f. Russian: гнев (ru) (gn'ev) m. Scottish Gaelic: corraich f. Serbian: гнев (sr) (gnev) m., срџба (sr) (srdžba) f., срдитост (sr) (srditost) f. Spanish: cólera (es) f., ira (es) f. Swedish: vrede (sv) c. West Frisian: grime (fy) c.

punishment as a revenge

French: courroux (fr) m. Latvian: atriebība f.

Lithuanian: kerštas m. Romanian: răzbunare (ro) f.

Adjective

wrath (comparative more wrath, superlative most wrath)

1. (rare) Wrathful; very angry.