1
as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
waited until my initial wrath had eased before voicing my complaint
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2
as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
the evangelist warned the gathering that unrepentant sinners would suffer the wrath of God
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Recent Examples of wrath
Some companies, like Target, could feel the wrath of consumers — especially people of color who may favor other stores for rolling back its DEI program.
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Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Baldwin’s work regularly drew the president’s wrath in his first White House tenure.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Just ask his rival, Sam, who suffered his wrath during 2012's Battle of the Seasons.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The fires have also been a subject of President Donald Trump’s wrath all week.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
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Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Baldwin’s work regularly drew the president’s wrath in his first White House tenure.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Just ask his rival, Sam, who suffered his wrath during 2012's Battle of the Seasons.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The fires have also been a subject of President Donald Trump’s wrath all week.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrath
Noun
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Ellen’s decision to end her husband’s life was not an act of anger or violence.—
Tony Ray,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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Even the mere thought of it can evoke strong emotions like fear, anger and anxiety.—
Ujjwal Ramtekkar,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Rivers told reporters that the risk of the appeal being unsuccessful and the suspension then ending later in the season was too great of a risk, even if the team disagreed with the severity of the punishment.—
Eric Nehm,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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In fact, most international relations literature on cooperation finds a key role for enforcement mechanisms, assurance, and threats of punishment.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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If Jude’s previous two fiction films were Molotov cocktails of indignation, his latest secretes a kind of scentless poison that gets at the banality with which social injustices are processed and rationalized.—
Beatrice Loayza,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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There was a pervasive sense of indignation from current and former European officials, who have funneled significant aid to Ukraine and are deeply worried about how a ceasefire deal could impact the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) eastern edge.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Those who comply will be fingerprinted and documented but can avoid criminal penalties.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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For now, if officials miss an obvious penalty such as a face mask, replay assist can’t throw a flag.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed his fury Friday toward the mistake.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Feb. 2025
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The meeting comes the day after Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian representatives, including Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss a peace deal for the war in Ukraine, to the fury of its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, who was not invited.—
Catherine Porter,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Democrats used the overnight session that ended early Friday morning as a platform for their outrage over what President Donald Trump has wrought during his first month in office and their warnings of what is still to come.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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There are moments when the performers overplay the humor, suspense and moral outrage.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Melanie does that beautifully, unraveling through rage.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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His parents fought repeatedly, and his father often used his fists on him to take out his rage, according to The Associated Press.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The film’s effect on the perception of Brazil’s powerful military has been something of a virtuous circle: the political mood powers the popularity of the movie, and the movie in turn powers the political mood.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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There is one big off-field question that will determine much of the mood on the terraces over the final phase of the season: what will the club do about ticket prices and concession policies for the 2025-26 season?—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Wrath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrath. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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