Tra từ angry - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 angry
2 what people do when they are angry
3 not angry
see also EMOTION

1 angry
- very unhappy because of sth that has happened which you do not like: angry (with sb) (at/about sth), angry that ※¦ (adverb angrily); noun (U): anger
I get so angry when I hear what is happening to the world's forests. ◎ Why are you angry with me? ◎ I could hear her speaking angrily on the phone. ◎ a terrible feeling of anger and disappointment ◎ to show your anger
- to make sb angry: anger sb
What angered me more than anything else was his dishonesty.
※ rather angry
- rather angry: annoyed, irritated; nouns (U): annoyance, irritation
His endless complaints were beginning to make me rather irritated. ◎ I could easily understand her irritation.
- to make sb rather angry: annoy sb, irritate sb; something that annoys you is annoying, irritating, an annoyance, an irritation
Recent events have clearly annoyed the Prime Minister. ◎ an annoying habit ◎ a lot of minor irritations
- if sth makes you very irritated, it (informal) gets* on your nerves
Note: to say that sb or sth makes sb angry, annoyed, etc, you can either use the verbs anger sb, annoy sb, etc or use make* followed by the adjectives angry, annoyed, etc; using make is more informal and more common:
Why let him make you angry? Just ignore him! ◎ It makes me so angry when I see all that food being wasted.
- to repeatedly annoy sb, for example by asking them a lot of questions: pester sb; a person, especially a child, that does this is (informal) a pest
Go away. Don't be such a pest!
- to intentionally annoy sb in order to make them react: provoke sb; doing this is provocation (noun U); something that does this is a provocation; adjective: provocative (adverb provocatively)
an act of provocation ◎ a provocative remark
※ unhappy, worried, etc
- if sb has made you sad and angry, you are upset, offended, you take* offence (AmE offense) (at sth)
I got very upset about what she said about my father.
- to hurt sb's feelings and make them feel annoyed: upset* sb, offend sb, cause offence (AmE offense) (to sb); a thing or person that does this is offensive (adverb offensively)
The argument upset her terribly. ◎ I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause offence. ◎ an offensive remark
- if sb or sth makes you feel angry and unhappy because you think you are being treated unfairly, you resent them/it, you feel resentment (noun U); adjective: resentful
He deeply resented the criticism. ◎ She resented not winning the first prize again. ◎ full of resentment ◎ She wrote me a resentful letter.
- angry and unhappy because of the way sb has treated you: bitter (adverb bitterly); noun (U): bitterness
a deep feeling of bitterness towards her employer
- unhappy and dissatisfied, because you cannot have or do what you want: frustrated; this feeling: frustration (noun U); something that causes this feeling: frustration
※ very angry
- very angry: mad, furious (adverb furiously)
That sort of talk just makes me mad. ◎ She was absolutely furious that she had to wait so long to see the doctor. ◎ George furiously denied the accusation.
- to make sb very angry: infuriate sb, (informal) drive* sb mad; something that makes you very angry is maddening, infuriating
a maddening noise ◎ Could you please switch off that infuriating radio!
- if you are angry and unable to remain calm, you are in a (bad/furious) temper
I wouldn't talk to him just now if I were you. He's in a furious temper.
- to suddenly get angry: lose* your temper (with sb)
I'm sorry I lost my temper with you last night.
- to become angry, worried, etc: get* worked up
Calm down - there's no need to get so worked up!
※ people who get angry easily
- if you are easily made angry, you are irritable; noun (U): irritability
- if you easily become annoyed by people or things that seem slow, you are impatient; noun (U): impatience
- if you easily become angry and impatient, you have a bad/short/quick temper, you are bad-tempered, short-tempered, quick-tempered
a bad-tempered old man

2 what people do when they are angry
- to speak angrily to a person because they have done sth bad or wrong: tell* sb off (for doing sth); noun: telling-off
The teacher told us off for talking. ◎ I got a telling-off for arriving late.
- to behave angrily towards a person because you are angry or upset about sth: take* it out on sb
Don't take it out on me - it's not my fault that you didn't win.
- to argue with a person angrily: quarrel (with sb) (about/over sth); noun: quarrel; to start a quarrel with a person deliberately: pick a quarrel (with sb)
The children never stop quarrelling.
- an angry quarrel: row
He's had a row with his girlfriend.
※ arguing with sb DISCUSS/ARGUE
- to make your eyebrows come together so that your face seems angry: frown, scowl; this kind of look: frown, scowl
The frown on his face changed to a smile as soon as she apologized.
- to stare at a person angrily: glare (at sb); this kind of look: glare
They glared at each other for a few moments before he left.
- to be quiet and unhelpful because you are angry with sb about sth: sulk
What's he sulking about?
※ things that people say when they are angry
- to use rude or bad language: swear* (at sb/sth), curse
He was furiously angry, cursing and swearing and shaking his fist at the driver of the other car.
- a word which is used in order to swear: swear word
- some words which show anger and impatience (but many people find these words offensive): damn, blast, hell, shit
Damn it! I've broken the screw! ◎ Oh hell! I've forgotten my keys.

3 not angry
- to stay calm in an annoying situation: keep* your temper
- to try to relax and not get worried or upset: take* it easy
Take it easy - there's no point in getting so worked up.
- to become quiet and calm: calm down
※ being calm CALM