wrath
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,491 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,833 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
- belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) also: anger, ire, ira
wrath in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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May the wrath of the spirits descend upon him!
The Eternal Maiden · T. Everett (Thomas Everett) Harré · Chapter 1
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Will wondered irreverently, and Fred, who likes his English to have dictionary meanings, rose from his chair in wrath.
The Eye of Zeitoon · Talbot Mundy · Chapter 1
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But the cashier of the Credit Mutual was not one of those men whose wrath finds vent in mere sarcasms.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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In his own room, he sat down on a big oak chest; and, as he thought, his wrath slowly gathered.
The Bow of Orange Ribbon · Amelia E. Barr · Chapter 1
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Write! and tell out this bloody tale; Record this dire eclipse, This Day of Wrath, this Endless Wail, This dread Apocalypse!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 2