Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - anger

 I. verb  (~ed; ~ing)  Date: 13th century  transitive verb to make angry he was ~ed by the decision  intransitive verb to become angry  II. noun  Etymology: Middle English, affliction, ~, from Old Norse angr grief; akin to Old English enge narrow, Latin ~e to strangle, Greek anchein  Date: 14th century  1. a strong feeling of displeasure and usually of antagonism  2. rage 2  • ~less adjective Synonyms:  ~, ire, rage, fury, indignation, wrath mean an intense emotional state induced by displeasure. ~ the most general term, names the reaction but in itself conveys nothing about intensity or justification or manifestation of the emotional state tried to hide his ~. ire more frequent in literary contexts, may suggest greater intensity than ~, often with an evident display of feeling cheeks flushed dark with ire. rage suggests loss of self-control from violence of emotion screaming with rage. fury is overmastering destructive rage that can verge on madness in her fury she accused everyone around her of betrayal. indignation stresses righteous ~ at what one considers unfair, mean, or shameful a refusal to listen that caused general indignation. wrath is likely to suggest a desire or intent to revenge or punish rose in his wrath and struck his tormentor to the floor.