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wrath

1

[ rath, rahthor, especially British, rawth ]

noun

  1. strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. vengeance or punishment as the consequence of anger.


adjective

  1. Archaic. wroth.

Wrath

2

[ rath ]

noun

  1. Cape, a high promontory in NW Scotland: most NW point on mainland.

Wrath

1

/ rÉ”Ëθ; °ùɒθ /

noun

  1. Cape Wrath
    a promontory at the NW extremity of the Scottish mainland
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

wrath

2

/ °ùɒθ /

noun

  1. angry, violent, or stern indignation
  2. divine vengeance or retribution
  3. archaic.
    a fit of anger or an act resulting from anger
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. obsolete.
    incensed; angry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É°ù²¹³Ù³ó±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wrath1

First recorded before 900; (for the noun) Middle English wraththe, Old English ·É°ùÇ£³Ù³ó³Ù³ó´Ç, equivalent to ·É°ùÄå³Ù³ó wroth + -tho -th 1; (for the adjective) variant of wroth by association with the noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wrath1

Old English ·É°ùÇ£³Ù³ó³Ù³ó³Ü; see wroth
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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.

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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.

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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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Her childhood home is located in the Palisades but was spared the fire’s wrath because of heroic efforts from neighbors who used hoses to fend off flames in the immediate area.

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But once Reid leaves, the network may have to deal with the wrath of her fans and the left-leaning followers of MSNBC.

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