anger

«anger» in Mova's school dictionary: the strong feeling you have when you think something is… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (anger, uncountable); verb (anger, angers, angered, angering); adjective angry

meaning for a pupil

1) Anger is the strong feeling you have when you think something is unfair, wrong or hurtful, which can make you want to shout or hit. tree →

2) To anger someone means to make them angry. tree →

sense in the lessons

In lessons about feelings, anger is a normal feeling; what matters is what you do with it. Good ways to handle anger: stop and breathe slowly, count to ten, walk away, talk about it, draw or move your body; hitting, breaking things or hurting with words is not okay. In stories anger often causes conflict and is shown by red faces, clenched fists and shouting. Phrases: in anger, full of anger, anger management, shake with anger.

examples

• She felt anger when someone broke her model. tree →
• Count to ten when you feel anger rising. tree →
• He shouted in anger, then said sorry. tree →
• Anger is a normal feeling, but hitting is not okay. tree →
• His face went red with anger. tree →
• Talking to someone can help with anger. tree →
• The unfair rule angered the whole class. tree →
• Take deep breaths to calm your anger. tree →
• The Lion felt a flash of anger. tree →

note

«Anger» is the noun (the feeling); «angry» is the adjective (I am angry). Say «I am angry», not «I am anger». Not to be confused with «danger» or «hunger». Anger that is often very strong or scary is something to talk about with a trusted adult.

In the corpora

• Grown-ups have all the same feelings children have: anger, sadness, fear, loneliness, jealousy, embarrassment and pride.
• If a grown-up's anger ever makes you frightened for your safety, tell another trusted adult.
• Some stories are written to make you angry so that you share them fast; anger is a sign to slow down.
• Some parents look embarrassed when a child asks about it; embarrassment is not anger, and asking was still right.
• Real predators hunt to eat, not out of anger or meanness, and many fail more hunts than they win.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «anger» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.