wrath
/rɒθ/ (bre, ipa) · [rˈæθ] /ræθ/ (ame, ipa) · [rˈæθ] /ˈrath How to pronounce wrath (audio) chiefly British ˈrȯth How to pronounce wrath (audio)/ (ame, mw)
wrath — noun
1. very strong anger that often includes the desire to punish someone who has hurt
very strong anger that often includes the desire to punish someone who has hurt you or done wrong; used especially in stories, religious writings, or when talking about people in positions of power.
Mert feared the coach's wrath after losing the championship match by a single point.
fear + possessive + wrath
An old legend tells of a spirit whose wrath withered every tree in the valley.
the wrath of [nature/spirit]
Putri faced her grandmother's wrath when she accidentally deleted the family photo album.
The newspaper editor barely escaped the mayor's wrath after publishing the story about missing funds.
The king's wrath destroyed the city and scattered its people across the desert.
- calmness
state of being free from strong emotion
文法句型
possessive + wrath
the wrath of + [someone/something]
用法筆記
Wrath is much stronger and more formal than anger. It is rarely used in everyday conversation about minor frustrations — it belongs in serious, dramatic, or formal contexts such as literature, religious texts, history, and news reports about powerful figures.
常見錯誤
wrath — adjective
- wrathpositive
- wrathercomparative
- wrathestsuperlative
1. extremely angry, especially in a way that suggests a desire to punish someone wh
extremely angry, especially in a way that suggests a desire to punish someone who has caused an offense.
Kaelen was wrath when he discovered the thief had taken his father's ceremonial sword.
predicative: be + wrath
In the old saga, the sea god was wrath against the sailors and sank their ships.
King Priam was wrath with the Greek army after they killed his son Hector.
The prophet warned that God was wrath with the people and would send a great flood.
用法筆記
The adjective wrath is archaic and extremely rare in modern English. It is used almost exclusively as a predicate adjective (be + wrath) in literary, mythological, or historical contexts. For everyday speech or writing, use furious, livid, or incensed instead.