wrath Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
  2. noun belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    anger; ira; ire.

WordNet

Wrath noun
Etymology
OE. wrathe, wraÞÞe, wrethe, wræththe, AS. wræththo, fr. wrath wroth; akin to Icel. reithi wrath. See Wroth, a.
Definitions
  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.
Wrath adjective
Definitions
  1. See Wroth. Obs.
Wrath transitive verb
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913