激怒|げきどgekido[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbrage; furyその子は激怒していてどうにもならない。↗The child is helpless in his rage.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 激怒する（げきどする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 激怒します（げきどします） |
| Negative (nai) | 激怒しない（げきどしない） |
| polite (masen) | 激怒しません（げきどしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 激怒せず・激怒せぬ（げきどせず・げきどせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 激怒した（げきどした） |
| polite (mashita) | 激怒しました（げきどしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 激怒しなかった（げきどしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 激怒しませんでした（げきどしませんでした） |
| Te form | 激怒して（げきどして） |
| Potential | 激怒できる（げきどできる） |
| Passive | 激怒される（げきどされる） |
| Causative | 激怒させる（げきどさせる） |
| Causative passive | 激怒させられる（げきどさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 激怒すれば（げきどすれば） |
| tara | 激怒したら（げきどしたら） |
| Volitional | 激怒しよう（げきどしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 激怒しましょう（げきどしましょう） |
| Imperative | 激怒しろ（げきどしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym憤激ふんげきWrittenExtreme anger; a written near-synonym of 「激怒」 but used less often.
- Synonym怒りいかりNeutralThe most broadly used word for anger; it does not indicate degree, while 「激怒」 stresses rage at its very peak. Neutral.
- Synonym憤りいきどおりWrittenIndignation or resentment, e.g. 「憤りを覚える」; written, and stresses an inner sense of unfairness rather than an outburst.
- Synonym憤怒ふんぬWrittenA written word for intense anger, also seen in Buddhist contexts such as 「憤怒相」; unlike 「激怒」, it does not stress that the rage has peaked.
- Synonym激昂げっこうWrittenRefers to emotions surging until anger can no longer be contained; stresses heightened, uncontrolled feeling. Written register.
- Synonym激憤げきふんWrittenIntense indignation, as in 「激憤を買う」; the word itself foregrounds resentment within the anger, whereas 「激怒」 simply marks how intense the anger is. Written.
- Related憤慨ふんがいWrittenStrong indignation at unfairness or rudeness, e.g. 「無礼な態度に憤慨する」; written register.
- Related憤懣ふんまんWrittenAnger and discontent that have built up inside; stresses suppressed, pent-up resentment rather than an outburst of rage. Written.
- Related義憤ぎふんWrittenAnger born of a sense of justice, directed at wrongdoing; a written word.
- Related悲憤ひふんWrittenGrief and anger felt together; stresses rage mixed with sorrow. Written register.
- Related怒り狂ういかりくるうNeutralTo fly into a violent rage; a verb with a strong sense of action. Neutral register.
- Antonym冷静れいせいNeutralCalmness and composure; the antonym of the raging 「激怒」. Neutral register.
- Antonym平穏へいおんWrittenTranquility and calm, everything peaceful and undisturbed; the opposite of 「激怒」 blazing with rage. Written.
Use 「激怒」 for flying into a rage or fury at its peak, as in 「上司を激怒させる」. For anger in general say 「怒り」; for indignation, 「憤慨」 or 「憤り」; for anger born of a sense of justice, 「義憤」. The remaining written terms each add a narrower shade. The opposite of 「激怒」 is 「冷静」.
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Japanese definitions
- 激しく怒ること。
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