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1) FEELING ANGRY ANGRY ANGRY WITH SOMEBODY: eg.: She was really angry with them, but tried not to show it. ANGRY ABOUT SOMETHING: eg.: Teachers are angry about cuts in government spending on education. ANGRY THAT: eg.: Mary seemed very angry that no-one agreed with her suggestion. ANGRILY (ADVERB) MAD: (Adj. not before noun) (AMERICAN ENGLISH) eg.: Tomll be mad when he finds out what youve done to his car.(informal) MAD AT SOMEBODY: eg.: why are you so mad at me? Have I upset you? ANNOYED: (ADJ.NOT BEFORE NOUN) : a little angry. eg.: The policeman got very annoyed and asked to see my identity card. ANNOYED WITH SOMEBODY: eg.: Johns annoyed with her sister because she forgot his birthday. ANNOYED AT: eg.: Charlotte was very annoyed at finding me asleep instead of working. ANNOYANCE (NOUN) eg.: Bill didnt come, much to my annoyance. CROSS: (Adj.) a word used especially by children or to children meaning a little angry. eg.: Ive broken the window. Do you think Dadll be cross? CROSS WITH SOMEBODY: eg.: Miss Ellis gets cross with anyone who comes to school scruffily dressed. BE IN A TEMPER: (EXPRESSION) To be very angry for a short time, esp. when other people think you have no real reason to be. eg.: Jeff was in a temper this morning so I left the house as early as possible. TO BE IN A BAD/ FOUL TEMPER: eg.: He left home in a very bad temper. To be in a towering rage to be seething with angerBE PISSED An informal and impolite American word meaning angry.(Not before noun) eg.: You`re pissed because he found out you were cheating.

BE PISSED OFF: An informal and impolite expression meaning angry, esp. about sth that sbdy has done. (Not before noun) eg.: I don`t know why you`re so pissed off- I told you I`d probably be late. Sally signalled that she`s still pissed off with me by declining to watch The people next door. (Therapy, page 109) BE WORKED UP: An informal expression meaning angry and upset, esp. when there is no good reason to be. eg.: He got very worked up after you stormed out of the meetig. She`s all worked up about someone stealing her purse from the car. 2) FEELING EXTREMELY ANGRY FURIOUS: (Adj.) eg.: Don`t tell Jack I read that letter- He`ll be furious. She was furious with him for doing a deal with a rival company FURIOUSLY (ADVERB) IRATE: (Adj.) Very angry because someone has done sth. to offend you or upset you. eg.: After the programme the radio station received hundreds of phone calls from irate listeners. INCENSED: (Adj.)Extremely angry about sth. someone has done, and ready to react very strongly or violently. eg.: I was incensed to find that my orders had been disobeyed. Incensed by the police action the students began to riot. LIVID: So angry that it is difficult for you to think clearly or speak properly. (Adj. not before noun ) Eg.: I knew I shouldn`t have started the argument but I was absolutely livid. BE SEETHING WITH ANGER/ RAGE/ INDIGNATION: Extremely angry, but unable or unwilling to show. (Adj. not before noun) Eg.: Tim looked at his ruined car, seething with anger. BE ON THE WARPATH: Informal expression meaning to be very angry about sth. and to be planning to criticize and argue with the person you think has caused it. Eg.: After two accidents outside the school the Parents` association is on the warpath. BE RAGING INSIDE: (Expression) Extremely angry about sth.=TO be seething inside Eg.: My heart is banging away in my chest and I don`t know what to do because I know I`m raging inside. (Angela`s Ashes, page 209) 3)ANGRY BECAUSE YOU THINK THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG OR UNFAIR

INDIGNANT: (Adj.) eg.: Anne was very indignant when her boss suggested that she was not working hard enough. INDIGNANTLY (Adv.) INDIGNATION (Noun) eg.: We felt great indignation at being asked to leave the restaurant. BE UP IN ARMS: If a group of people are up in arms, they are protesting angrily about sth. that has been done or decided, esp. by the government or some other official group. (IDIOM) Eg.: We must respect the law, or else we`d be up in arms every time a judje made a decision we didn`t agree with. SORE: An American word meaning angry, esp. because someone has treated you unfairly. (Adj. Not before noun) Eg.: I saw Howard yesterday- he`s still sore about the divorce settlement. Marlene got sore at Joe for borrowing her car without asking. RESENT: To feel very angry about an anfair situation that affects you, esp. sth. you cannot do anything to change. Eg.: Kids often end up resenting parents who push them too hard at school. IN A HUFF: If someone does sth. in a huff, they do it in a way that is meant to clearly show that they are angry, esp. when other people do not think what has made them angry is very serious. (Expression) Eg.: Stop teasing me, said John, in a huff. BE DISGUSTED: To feel very angry and disappointed because you think that someone`s actions are very wrong, dishonest or immoral. Eg.: I`m disgusted. How could he be so rude to my guests. Disgusted with the political corruption in his homeland, Howard settled in France. 4) TO BECOME ANGRY GET ANGRY/ MAD: eg.. Mike gets very angry whe he loses at tennis Calm down- there`s no need to get mad! LOSE YOUR TEMPER: To suddenly become angry, esp. after you have been trying not to. Eg.. I`ve been waiting for hours, said Helen, trying not to lose her temper. It`s understandable, but not helpful, to lose your temper with very small children. FLY OFF THE HANDLE: An informal expression meaning to unexpectedly become very angry, esp. about sth. other people do not think is important or serious.

Eg.: Perhaps I said it the wrong way, I don`t know, but he really flew off the handle. (Talking it over, page 244) BLOW YOUR TOP- HIT THE ROOF/ CEILING- GO CRAZY- GO NUTS- HAVE A FIT- : Informal expressions meaning to suddenly become very angry. Eg.: I don`t know what made him so angry, but he really blew his top. We can`t tell Dad we`ve crashed his car- he`ll hit the roof. When Tommy saw the mess his friends had left, he had a fit. GET STROPPY: An informal British expression meaning to start behaving and talking to people in an angry way, esp. when other people think this is unreasonable. Eg.: She`s the sort of boss who gets really stroppy if the work isn`t exactly right. GO BERSEK: An informal expression meaning to suddenly become extremely angry and often violent. Eg.. All I said was that I was going out and he just went bersek.(se puso loco) TO GET BROWNED OFF: (Slang) eg.: Katie soon got browned off with waiting and left. TO SEE RED: (Expression) eg.: The way he yelled at me made me see red. TO GO OFF THE DEEP END: An expression meaning to lose your temper and suddenly become violent. Eg.: Don`t talk to him today- he`ll go off the deep end. TO JUMP DOWN SOMEBODY`S THROAT: To speak suddenly and angrily to somebody. Eg..: There was no need to jump down his throat like that. TO FLARE UP: To suddenly become extremely angry. Eg.: Maria flared up when she heard Simon insult her friend. 5) AN ANGRY FEELING ANGER: (Noun) Eg.. Andrea could not hide the anger she felt towards her parents. RAGE: (Noun) A very strong feeling of anger that someone has, esp. over a long period of time, that is either not expressed at all, or is expressed very suddenly or violently. Eg..: From the garage came a shout of rage as he discovered the damage.

RESENTMENT: A feeling of anger because you feel that you are being treated badly or unfairly, and cannot do anything abouy it. Eg.: Resentment and jealousy can often build up in relationships. 6) TO BEHAVE VERY ANGRYLY, ESP. BY SHOUTING AND WALKING AROUND NOISILY. MAKE A SCENE: To start a loud angry argument with someone, esp. In a public place. Eg.: I`m not telling my husband about Jackie skipping school, he`ll only make a scene. HAVE/ THROW A TANTRUM: If someone esp. a child, has or throws a tantrum, they shout angrily and cry, esp. because they cannot have what they want. Eg.: Whenever it`s time for bed she throws a tantrum. (Tener berrinches) OUTBURST: (Noun) a sudden expression of very strong angry feelings. Eg.: She was usually so quiet- her friends were amazed at thid sudden outburst. SHAKE YOUR FIST: To hold up your hand with the fingers tightly closed and shake it in order to show that you are angry. Eg.: The old man shook his fist angrily at the naugthy children. STAMP YOUR FOOT: to bring your foot down hard on the ground because you are angry about sth. Eg.: How dare you say that , shouted Tanya, stamping her foot with rage. LET OFF STEAM: To shout, hit sth., or do a hard physical activity in order to express your anger, in a way that does not harm anyone. (descargarse) Eg.: When she was very angry she used to let off steam by digging the garden. TO BITE SOMEBODY`S HEAD OFF: If you bite or snap somebody`s head off, you speak to them very sharply, usually for no good reason. Eg.:(...) there`s no use asking Aunt Aggie anything for fear she`d bite your head off. (Angela`s Ashes, page 63) 7) WORDS FOR DESCRIBING MEETINGS, PEOPLE EXPRESS ANGRY FEELINGS. ARGUMENTS, ETC., IN WHICH

STORMY: A discussion or relationship that is stormy is one in which angry feelings are often expressed. Eg.: After a storny discussion a decision was finally reached. HEATED: A heated argument/ debate/ discussion: angry and excited. Eg.: We used to stay up all night, having endless heated arguments about politics.

FURORE: a situation in which a lot of angry feeligs are expressed, esp. about sth. that concerns the public. (not very much used) Eg.: The theories caused a furore in the academic world. UPROAR: a situation in which people express angry feelings, shock, or disappointment at sth. Eg.: There was an immediate uproar when employers suggested a pay cut. FEELINGS RUN HIGH: If feelings run high a lot of people are feeling very angry and excited about sth. Eg.: Feelings always run high in games between two top football teams. 8) TO MAKE SOMEONE ANGRY INFURIATE: To make someone angry esp. by doing sth that they cannot control or change. Eg.: Her stubborn refusal to answer any questions infuriated the police. ANGER: (verb, T) (formal) eg.: This article will anger most people who read it. ENRAGE: To make someone extremely angry so that they cannot think clearly or make sensible decisions. (verb, T) Eg.: He was so enraged by the murder of his brother that he decided to find the killer himself. MAKE YOUR BLOOD BOIL: to make you extremely angry, esp. because you think it is wrong or unfair. Eg.: It makes my blood boil the way they experiment on innocent animals. RILE : To make sombody angry by saying or doing sth you know will annoy or upset them. (Verb, T) Eg.: The governor`s speech attacking working mothers is certain to rile feminists. TO SET/ PUT THE CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS: to do or say sth that causes a lot of argument or that makes people feel angry. Eg.: The president set the cat among the pigeons by halting commercial processing of nuclear waste. PUT OR GET SOMEBODY`S BACK UP: to say or do sth that makes them feel annoyed. Eg.: I asked the teacher a personal question- it certainly put her back up. 9) TO DELIBERATELY TRY TO MAKE SOMEONE ANGRY

PROVOKE: (Verb, T) eg.: I`m sure she wouldn`t just hit someone for no reasonyou must have provoked her. WIND SOMEBODY UP: (Phrasal verb) to deliberately say or do sth in order to make someone angry, esp. because you enjoy it. Eg.: He only pretends to be a sexist in order to wind me up. NEEDLE: (Verb, T) to deliberately make someone angry by continuously mentioning sth, even though you do it in a way that seems fairly polite. Eg.: All through the evening she was needling me about my working-class background. (picanear) BE LIKE A RED RAG/ FLAG TO A BULL: If sth is like a red rag to a bull you know it will make a particular person angry because they always get angry about it. Eg.: Whatever you do, don`t mention his ex-wife. It`s like a red rag to a bull. (origin of the expression:associated with bullfighting) 10) TO MAKE SOMEBODY FEEL A LITTLE ANGRY ANNOY: (Verb, T) eg.:The only reason she started smoking was to annoy her parents. What annoys me is that everyone parks on the pavement as well as on the road. GALL: (Verb, T) if sth galls you, it annoys you because you think it is very unfair or disappointing. Eg.: It galled her bitterly to think to think that her boyfriend was going out with another girl. GET SOMEBODY GOING: an informal expression meaning to deliberately say or do sth that you know will annoy someone and will make them start arguing with you or criticizing you. Eg.: That comment about women drivers really got Amy going. IT TICKS ME OFF/ HACKS ME OFF: informal American English expression used when you are talking about sth that annoys you, esp. sth. that happens a lot. Eg.. It really hacks me off when they cancell a meeting without telling you. 11) WAYS OF SAYING THAT STH REPEATEDLY OR CONTINUOUSLY OR SOMEONE ANNOYS YOU

GET ON SOMEBODY`S NERVES: (Expression) eg: Sit down Adam. You are getting on my nerves pacing up and down like that. GET UNDER SOMEBODY`S SKIN: (Expression) if somebody gets under your skin they do sth that annoys you a lot but which may not annoy other people.

Eg.: What really gets under my skin is people who talk while I`m trying to concentrate on my work. DRIVE SBDY CRAZY/ MAD/ NUTS/ UP THE WALL: Expressions meaning to annoy sbdy very much by continually doing sth they do not like, esp after they have asked you to stop. Eg.: He`ll drive you crazy by changing his mind every five minutes. Being in the house all day with these two screaming kids is driving me nuts. IRRITATE: (Verb, T) Tom`s attempts to apologize simply irritated her even more. EXASPERATE: If someone exasperates you, they annoy you very much because you cannot make them munderstand you, or you cannot change or control what they are doing. Eg.. Many parents are exasperated by their teenage children`s apparent lack of manners. 12) TO ANNOY SBDY BY CONTINUALLY ASKING THEM QUESTIONS,OR ASKING THEM TO DO STH FOR YOU,OR DOING STH THEY DO NOT LIKE. PESTER: To annoy sbdy by asking questions or making requests, esp. when they are trying to pay attention to sth else. Eg.: I wish you`d stop pestering me. We`re not going to the beach and that`s final. Steve pestered the prison authorities to allow food to be brought into the jail. NAG: (Verb, T) to annoy sbdy by repeatedly complaining to them about their behaviour or asking them to do sth you think they should do. Eg.: Stop nagging. I`ll clean up my room tomorrow. NAGGING: (Noun) I don`t know how she puts up with Eddie`s constant nagging. HASSLE: an informal verb meaning to continually ask sbdy questions or ask sbdy to do sth, esp sth that they intend to do but have not yet done. Eg.: Stop hassling me. I`ll fix the car when I`ve got time. My boss keeps hassling me for that report, but I haven`t finished it yet. OTHER EXPRESSIONS EXPRESSING ANGER -TO BE RED WITH ANGER -TO BLAZE WITH ANGER -TO BE BOILING WITH ANGER -TO BURST WITH ANGER

-TO BE IN A TOWERING RAGE (FORMAL: INCREASINGLY ANGRY) -TO CLENCH YOUR FIST TO GRIND YOUR TEETH -YOUR EYES ARE BULGING Other collocations with anger

Bitter anger / black anger / cold/ deep / fierce / terrible/ genuine ,real anger Growing mounting - rising anger Sudden righteous anger EG:Catherine appeared in the doorway shaking with righteous anger Controlled pent-up suppressed anger To be filled with anger To shake with anger To express/ give vent to / to voice ones anger To hide/ suppress/ conceal ones anger To bubble up / to buid up /rise / flare (up) EG:He stood up,his anger rising. Abate /drain/evaporate/fade)/ subside EG:Her anger subsided as quickly as it had flared up.The anger drained from his face. Partitives : in a fit of anger / in an outburst of anger in a moment of anger