wrath

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɔːθ/, /rɔθ/
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  Rhymes: -æθ

[edit] Etymology

Old English, see wroth.

[edit] 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

[edit] Synonyms

• (great anger): fury, ire

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

wrath (comparative more wrath, superlative most wrath)

1. (rare) Wrathful; very angry.

[edit] See also

• grapes of wrath
• anger