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wrath
English
Etymology
From Middle English wraththe, wreththe, from Old English wr?þþu (“wrath, fury”), from Proto-West Germanic *wraiþiþu (“wrath, fury”), equivalent to wroth +? -th. Compare Dutch wreedte (“cruelty”), Danish vrede (“anger”), Swedish vrede (“wrath, anger, ire”), Icelandic reiði (“anger”). More at wroth.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???/, /????/
- Rhymes: -??, -???
- Homophone: wroth (some speakers)
- (General American) IPA(key): /?æ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?æ?/, /???/
Noun
wrath (usually uncountable, plural wraths)
- (formal or old-fashioned) Great anger.
- Synonyms: fury, ire
- (rare) Punishment.
Usage notes
- The pronunciation with the vowel /æ/ is regarded as incorrect by many British English speakers.
Derived terms
- grapes of wrath
- wrathful
Related terms
- wroth
Translations
Adjective
wrath (comparative more wrath, superlative most wrath)
- (rare) Wrathful; wroth; very angry.
Verb
wrath (third-person singular simple present wraths, present participle wrathing, simple past and past participle wrathed)
- (obsolete) To anger; to enrage.
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- (Can we find and add a quotation of Piers Plowman to this entry?)
Further reading
- “wrath” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Anagrams
- Warth, warth
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madness
English
Etymology
From Middle English madnes, madnesse; equivalent to mad +? -ness.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?mæd.n?s/, /?mæd.n?s/
- (UK) IPA(key): /?mad.n?s/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?m?d.n?s/
Noun
madness (countable and uncountable, plural madnesses)
- The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
- rash folly
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:insanity
Antonyms
- sanity
Translations
Anagrams
- Amsdens, desmans
madness From the web:
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- what madness is it to be expecting evil
- what madness is the author talking about
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