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adj. VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get, grow | remain, stay She couldn't stay angry with him for long. | make sb That man makes me angry every time I see him. ADV. bitterly, extremely, furiously, really, terribly, very, wildly | a bit, pretty, quite, rather | increasingly | coldly | suddenly PREP. about Local people are very angry about the plans to close another hospital. | at The members of the group are frustrated and angry at their lack of power. | with I got terribly angry with him.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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angry
feeling strong emotions because you think someone has behaved badly, or because a situation seems bad or unfair:
• He gets really angry if people keep him waiting. • a crowd of angry protesters
mad
[ not before noun ] informal angry:
• Dad was mad at me for damaging the car.
cross
[ not before noun ] spoken rather angry – used when speaking to people you know well:
• She was cross with me for being late.
annoyed
[ not before noun ] a little angry:
• I was annoyed no one had told me the class was cancelled.
irritated
annoyed and impatient, especially by something that keeps happening or something someone keeps saying:
• I was irritated by their stupid questions. • an irritated voice
bad-tempered
becoming annoyed or angry easily:
• a bad-tempered old man • He’s always bad-tempered when he doesn’t get what he wants.
in a bad/foul mood
feeling a little angry for a period of time, often for no particular reason:
• I woke up in a bad mood. • She’s been in a foul mood all morning.
in a huff
in an angry mood for a short time, especially because someone has just said something to offend or annoy you:
• He walked off in a huff when they refused to let him join in their game.
somebody has got up on the wrong side of the bed
informal used when you think someone has been in an angry mood all day, for no particular reason – often used humorously:
• I don’t know what’s wrong – she must have got up on the wrong side of the bed today.
extremely angry
furious/livid
extremely angry:
• She was furious when she found out he’d been lying to her. • He looked absolutely livid.
outraged
very angry and shocked by something you think is unfair or wrong:
• Most people were outraged by the 9/11 attacks. • complaints from outraged viewers
incandescent with rage
British English formal extremely angry – used mainly in writing, for example in newspaper reports:
• Gordon Brown was reported to be incandescent with rage over the article.
lose your temper
to suddenly become very angry and start shouting at someone:
• It was the first time I’d seen her lose her temper.
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