怒り|いかりikari[3]odaka (tail-high)
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- nounanger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
- Synonym憤りいきどおりNeutralIndignation or righteous anger, usually over injustice, as in 「不正への憤り」; leans toward written style.
- Synonym憤慨ふんがいNeutralIndignation, typically at unfair or unreasonable treatment, as in 「理不尽な扱いに憤慨する」; neutral noun, often with する.
- Synonym激怒げきどNeutralFlying into a rage — far stronger than 「怒り」, as in 「父が激怒した」; neutral noun, also used with する.
- Synonym憤激ふんげきWrittenWritten/formal prose for bursting into fury, close to 「激怒」 but rare.
- Synonym怒気どきWrittenWritten/formal prose for anger or an angry look, as in 「怒気を含んだ声」.
- Synonym憤懣ふんまんWrittenWritten/formal prose for anger and resentment that has built up inside, as in 「憤懣やるかたない」.
- Synonymむかっ腹むかっぱらCasualColloquial: a sudden flash of temper, as in 「むかっ腹を立てる」; much more casual than 「怒り」.
- Synonym憤怒ふんぬWrittenWritten/formal prose for furious rage, as in 「憤怒の形相」; seen in literature and in wrathful Buddhist statues.
- Synonym鬱憤うっぷんNeutralAnger that has smoldered inside for a long time; the set phrase is 「鬱憤を晴らす」. Neutral in register.
- Synonym瞋恚しんいWrittenBuddhist term for ill will, one of the three poisons; rare and technical, not an everyday substitute for 「怒り」.
- Synonym腹立ちはらだちNeutralAnger or annoyance, as in 「腹立ちまぎれに」; leans colloquial next to 「怒り」.
- Synonym悲憤ひふんWrittenWritten/formal prose for grief and indignation felt together, as in 「悲憤慷慨」; sorrow mixed with anger.
- Synonym激憤げきふんWrittenWritten/formal prose for intense indignation; very strong in degree and rare.
- Antonym平静へいせいNeutralThe antonym: calm and composure, the state opposite to 「怒り」.
Use 「怒り」 for anger itself, as in 「怒りを覚える」. For indignation at injustice pick 「憤り」 or 「憤慨」; for flying into a rage, 「激怒」; for anger long pent up, 「鬱憤」. Most of the rest are written words — 「憤懣」, 「憤怒」, 「憤激」, 「怒気」, 「悲憤」, 「激憤」; 「むかっ腹」 and 「腹立ち」 are casual, 「瞋恚」 a rare Buddhist term, and 「平静」 the opposite state.
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