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Pronunciation : Wrath
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. wrathe, wra?\'ede, wrethe, wr?\'ebthe, AS. wr?\'ebtho, fr. wra\'eb wroth; akin to Icel. reithi wrath. See Wroth, a.]
Definition : 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. "A revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil." Rom. xiii. 4.

Syn. -- Anger; fury; rage; ire; vengeance; indignation; resentment; passion. See Anger.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Wrath
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: See Wroth. [Obs.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Wrath
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To anger; to enrage; -- also used impersonally. [Obs.] "I will not wrathen him." Chaucer. If him wratheth, be ywar and his way shun. Piers Plowman.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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