1
: strong vengeful anger or indignation
2
: retributory punishment for an offense or a crime : divine chastisement
Synonyms
Examples of wrath in a Sentence
Noun
That winter it rained in Los Angeles for three months straight, as if I had brought with me a terrible wrath that somehow agitated the atmosphere, releasing a flood of rain.
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Patrick Moore, Tweaked, 2006
… Reagan raised the bar for every political performer who followed. A president or presidential candidate now had to be smooth or suffer the wrath of the press.
—Neal Gabler, Life: The Movie, 1998
More Wrath than Terror, has seized me. I am very mad.
—John Adams 26 Apr. 1777,
in The Book of Abigail and John, 1975
the wrath of the gods
waited until my initial wrath had eased before voicing my complaint
Adjective
… Take heed the Queen come not within his sight; / For Oberon is passing fell and wrath …
—William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1596
Patrick Moore, Tweaked, 2006
… Reagan raised the bar for every political performer who followed. A president or presidential candidate now had to be smooth or suffer the wrath of the press.
—Neal Gabler, Life: The Movie, 1998
More Wrath than Terror, has seized me. I am very mad.
—John Adams 26 Apr. 1777,
in The Book of Abigail and John, 1975
the wrath of the gods
waited until my initial wrath had eased before voicing my complaint
Adjective
… Take heed the Queen come not within his sight; / For Oberon is passing fell and wrath …
—William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1596
Recent Examples on the WebNardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
High up on Utah Mountain in Haywood County, North Carolina — overlooking the Jonathan Creek valley with the Great Smoky Mountains in the distance — Nicholson is cutting through large trees that have toppled onto roadways during the wrath of Hurricane Helene.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
From a solar eclipse conjunct Black Moon Lilith to the wrath of Mars in Cancer, your biggest challenge in October is all about facing your deepest fears and insecurities head-on.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Brands such as Clarins, James Read, Isle of Paradise, Tan-Luxe, and Vita Liberata are leading the charge, and the messaging is loud and clear: A vast number of consumers—yes, Black people included—want to look sun-kissed without the wrath of the sun or the sunbed.
—Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Advertisement More recently, Swift’s September endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race also elicited the wrath of Republican opponent, former President Trump.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
High up on Utah Mountain in Haywood County, North Carolina — overlooking the Jonathan Creek valley with the Great Smoky Mountains in the distance — Nicholson is cutting through large trees that have toppled onto roadways during the wrath of Hurricane Helene.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
From a solar eclipse conjunct Black Moon Lilith to the wrath of Mars in Cancer, your biggest challenge in October is all about facing your deepest fears and insecurities head-on.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Brands such as Clarins, James Read, Isle of Paradise, Tan-Luxe, and Vita Liberata are leading the charge, and the messaging is loud and clear: A vast number of consumers—yes, Black people included—want to look sun-kissed without the wrath of the sun or the sunbed.
—Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Wrath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrath. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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