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Antonyms for angers
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : an-jerz, ang-gerz; French ahn-zhey |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæn dʒərz, ˈæŋ gərz; French ɑ̃ˈʒeɪ |
- agreeability
- aid
- alleviate
- appease
- assist
- be happy
- bore
- calm
- calmness
- cheer
- comfort
- compose
- contentment
- delight
- discourage
- ease
- enjoyment
- forbear
- glee
- good nature
- good will
- happiness
- help
- joy
- kindness
- liking
- love
- lull
- make happy
- mollify
- pacify
- peace
- placate
- pleasantness
- please
- pleasure
- quiet
- soothe
- tranquilize
Definition of angers
Origin :- c.1200, "to irritate, annoy, provoke," from Old Norse angra "to grieve, vex, distress; to be vexed at, take offense with," from Proto-Germanic *angus (cf. Old English enge "narrow, painful," Middle Dutch enghe, Gothic aggwus "narrow"), from PIE root *angh- "tight, painfully constricted, painful" (cf. Sanskrit amhu- "narrow," amhah "anguish;" Armenian anjuk "narrow;" Lithuanian ankstas "narrow;" Greek ankhein "to squeeze," ankhone "a strangling;" Latin angere "to throttle, torment;" Old Irish cum-ang "straitness, want"). In Middle English, also of physical pain. Meaning "excite to wrath, make angry" is from late 14c. Related: Angered; angering.
- noun state of being mad, annoyed
- verb make someone mad; become mad
- Angers has fallen, and now the brigands are threatening Nantes itself.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- With all this, Angers has perhaps a supreme claim for English consideration.
- Extract from : « The Cathedrals of Northern France » by Francis Miltoun
- There is an air of settled hostility about him that angers her beyond all words.
- Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
- It angers me to see a man degrade himself by such uncouth apparel.
- Extract from : « Eventide » by Effie Afton
- The carriage rolled through Nantes, and took the route to Angers.
- Extract from : « The Man in the Iron Mask » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
- I have no doubt but that any one might live at Angers on 250 Louis per annum, as well as in England for four times the amount.
- Extract from : « Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 » by Lt-Col. Pinkney
- There are similar institutions also at Angers and at Toulouse.
- Extract from : « France and the Republic » by William Henry Hurlbert
- Your cynical man of the world has his feelings and his angers.
- Extract from : « The Dictator » by Justin McCarthy
- I'm not going to say another word about—about Miss Milk-and-Water, if that's what angers you.
- Extract from : « Doom Castle » by Neil Munro
- In order to help he was willing to break all rules and dare all angers.
- Extract from : « Patsy » by S. R. Crockett
Synonyms for angers
- acerbate
- acrimony
- affront
- aggravate
- agitate
- animosity
- annoy
- annoyance
- antagonism
- antagonize
- arouse
- bait
- blow up
- boil
- boil over
- bristle
- burn
- burn up
- cat fit
- chafe
- chagrin
- choler
- conniption
- craze
- cross
- dander
- disapprobation
- displease
- displeasure
- distemper
- egg on
- embitter
- enmity
- enrage
- exacerbate
- exasperate
- exasperation
- excite
- fret
- fury
- gall
- get mad
- get on one's nerves
- goad
- hatred
- hissy fit
- huff
- ill humor
- ill temper
- impatience
- incense
- indignation
- inflame
- infuriate
- infuriation
- irascibility
- ire
- irritability
- irritate
- irritation
- lose one's temper
- mad
- madden
- make sore
- miff
- nettle
- offend
- outrage
- passion
- peevishness
- petulance
- pique
- provoke
- rage
- raise hell
- rankle
- rankling
- rant
- rave
- resentment
- rile
- ruffle
- seethe
- slow burn
- soreness
- steam up
- stew
- stir up
- storm
- tantrum
- temper
- tempt
- tiff
- umbrage
- vex
- vexation
- violence
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