Wrath — Defs

01 n. Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire.

1.
Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire.
“Wrath is a fire, and jealousy a weed.” — Spenser.

“When the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased.” — Esther ii. 1.

“Now smoking and frothing Its tumult and wrath in.” — Southey.
2.
The effects of anger or indignation; the just punishment of an offense or a crime.

Syn. Anger; fury; rage; ire; vengeance; indignation; resentment; passion. See Anger.

02 a. See Wroth.

03 v. t. To anger; to enrage; -- also used impersonally.

1.
To anger; to enrage; -- also used impersonally.[Obs.]
“If him wratheth, be ywar and his way shun.” — Piers Plowman.