noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
incur sb’s displeasure/wrath/disapproval etc
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She wondered what she’d done to incur his displeasure this time.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
bring
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It was this implied indictment that was soon to bring so much wrath down on his head.
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They have cleared their shelves of anything that could offend the public or bring down the wrath of the tabloids.
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The destruction of beauty, in any of its forms, is sure to bring up wrath and sadness.
incur
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If any of the beaters did incur his wrath , they were sent home.
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To use live penguins, while adding an audible dimension, might incur the wrath of the animal rights lobby.
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Dhalia produced some effective, speedy long range punching but also incurred the wrath of referee Ron Hackett for frequent clinching.
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To deny this magic is to incur the wrath of a great number of people.
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Always a forthright woman, she incurred the wrath of the anti-abolitionists and her life was threatened.
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This incurred great wrath on the part of my father, who finally issued an execution order.
risk
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The local shop girls never risked her wrath .
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Say it for publication, and risk the wrath of the judges?
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He decided to risk the wrath of the hospital authorities.
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Mrs Gore even risked the wrath of the record industry by campaigning to have warning labels put on particularly offensive records.
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I will not risk Penumbra's wrath .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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the king's wrath
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He would have to be prepared for Godolphin's wrath .
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It was this implied indictment that was soon to bring so much wrath down on his head.
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The local shop girls never risked her wrath .
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White had to flee to London to escape the wrath of Cavaliers, and he was old and ailing when he returned.