WRATH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does wrath mean? 

• WRATH (noun)
  The noun WRATH has 2 senses:

1. intense anger (usually on an epic scale)

2. belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

  Familiarity information: WRATH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WRATH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Intense anger (usually on an epic scale)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("wrath" is a kind of...):

fury; madness; rage (a feeling of intense anger)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

anger; ira; ire; wrath

Hypernyms ("wrath" is a kind of...):

deadly sin; mortal sin (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace)

 Context examples 

Silver's face was a picture; his eyes started in his head with wrath.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

At this sudden outflame of wrath the two witnesses sank their faces on to their chests, and sat as men crushed.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The dark sun-bronze of his face went black with wrath, his eyes were ablaze.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

It was then that the white men rushed in, visiting their wrath heavily on the pack, while White Fang went free.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

He did not mind the hunger so much, but the lack of water caused him severe suffering and fanned his wrath to fever-pitch.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

I saw in his eyes something of that gathering wrath which was manifest when he hurled that fair woman from him.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Mr. Higginbotham's voice and wrath began to rise.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

I cannot give you up to perdition as a vessel of wrath: repent—resolve, while there is yet time.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

"Don't laugh! Act as if it was all right!" and, ordering Roderigo up, banished him from the kingdom with wrath and scorn.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Yamikan spoke always soft words and ran away from wrath as a dog from a stick.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)