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DictionaryRoot: angr
Old Norse

angr

distress, grief, sorrow

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A young adult Black man visibly experiencing anger, with drawn-together brows, a tight jaw, tense shoulders, and clenched hands held at his sides.
noun / verb

anger

ANG-ger/ˈæŋɡər/

A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility, or causing that feeling.

Etymology
angerOld Norsedistress, grief, sorrow

Old Norse angr meant distress or sorrow. English anger once likewise covered suffering and anguish, but its surviving everyday meaning centers on hostile feeling or wrath.

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