/ ˈæŋgri; NAmE / adjective ( an·grier , an·gri·est )
HELP NOTE : You can also use more angry and most angry .
1.
angry (at / about / over sth) | angry with / at sb (about / for sth) having strong feelings about sth that you dislike very much or about an unfair situation :
Please don't be angry with me. It wasn't my fault.
The passengers grew angry about the delay.
He felt angry at the injustice of the situation.
Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square.
The comments provoked an angry response from union leaders.
I was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.
Her behaviour really made me angry .
2.
( of a wound ) red and infected
3.
( literary ) ( of the sea or the sky ) dark and stormy
► an·grily / -əli; NAmE / adverb :
Some senators reacted angrily to the President's remarks.
He swore angrily.
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SYNONYMS
angry
mad ♦ indignant ♦ cross ♦ irate
All these words describe people feeling and/or showing anger.
angry
feeling or showing anger:
Please don't be angry with me.
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Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square.
mad
[not before noun] ( informal , especially NAmE ) angry:
He got mad and walked out.
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She's mad at me for being late.
NOTE
Mad is the usual word for 'angry' in informal American English. When used in British English, especially in the phrase go mad , it can mean 'very angry':
Dad'll go mad when he sees what you've done.
'Go mad' can also mean 'go crazy' or 'get very excited'.
indignant
feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you or sb else has been treated unfairly:
She was very indignant at the way she had been treated.
cross
( rather informal especially BrE ) rather angry or annoyed:
I was quite cross with him for being late.
NOTE
This word is often used by or to children.
irate
very angry:
irate customers
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an irate letter
NOTE
Irate is not usually followed by a preposition : She was irate with me / about it.
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS :
to look / sound / seem angry / mad / indignant / cross
They were angry / indignant / cross that they hadn't been invited.
It really makes me angry / mad / cross.
to get angry / mad / cross
to be angry / mad / indignant / cross about / at sth
angry / cross with sb (for doing sth)