wrath

¹

[ rath, rahthor, especially British, rawth ]

noun

1. strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.

   Synonyms: choler, fury, resentment, rage

2. vengeance or punishment as the consequence of anger.

adjective

1. Archaic. wroth.

Wrath

²

[ rath ]

noun

1. Cape, a high promontory in NW Scotland: most NW point on mainland.

Wrath

¹

/ rɔːθ; rɒθ /

noun

1. Cape Wrath
   a promontory at the NW extremity of the Scottish mainland

wrath

²

/ rɒθ /

noun

1. angry, violent, or stern indignation
2. divine vengeance or retribution
3. archaic.
   a fit of anger or an act resulting from anger

adjective

1. obsolete.
   incensed; angry

Derived Forms

• ˈwrathless, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrath¹

First recorded before 900; (for the noun) Middle English wraththe, Old English wrǣththo, equivalent to wrāth wroth + -tho -th ¹; (for the adjective) variant of wroth by association with the noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrath¹

Old English wrǣththu; see wroth

Example Sentences

Put simply: If you have spoken out against the former president at any point, whether you’re a public figure or a private citizen, you will not be safe from a knock at the door in the middle of the night with armed agents waiting to carry out Trump’s wrath.

From Slate

Amanda Jones has felt that wrath.

From Los Angeles Times

Moreover, as Zehme writes in the first chapter, Carson’s “ghostly wrath” “seems to still spook eternal; ancient pledges of tight-lipped ones persist, especially regarding his very human flaws. ”

From Los Angeles Times

In one of the book’s most despairing instances, Mintz finds himself as the object of Lennon’s wrath during his infamous Lost Weekend.

From Salon

After the result, Fury insisted he had won and in a social media outburst earlier this month he said Usyk would "feel the wrath of the Gypsy King" in their next outing.

From BBC