angry
part of speech
adjective (angry, angrier, angriest); adverb angrily; noun anger
meaning for a pupil
1) Feeling strong annoyance or upset because something seems wrong, unfair or hurtful. tree →
2) Looking or sounding like this: an angry face, angry words. tree →
3) Of weather or the sea: wild and stormy (in stories). tree →
4) Of a cut or spot: red and sore. tree →
sense in the lessons
In feelings lessons: anger is a normal feeling; what matters is what you do with it — stop, breathe, count to ten, walk away, talk about it, don't hit or shout hurtful things. Signs: hot face, fast heartbeat, tight fists. In stories an angry character often causes a problem or a change. Phrases: angry with someone (UK) / angry at someone (US), angry about something, get angry, make someone angry.
examples
- I was angry when my brother broke my model. tree →
- She gets angry when people are unfair. tree →
- Take deep breaths when you feel angry. tree →
- The teacher was angry with us for being late. tree →
- He gave me an angry look. tree →
- It's okay to feel angry, but it's not okay to hit. tree →
- The angry sea crashed against the rocks. tree →
- The cut on his leg looked red and angry. tree →
- Oh, that made him so angry! tree →
note
Comparisons: angrier, angriest (y → i). «Angry with/at a person», «angry about a thing». The noun is «anger». Feeling angry is not bad; hurting someone because of it is. Synonyms: cross (UK), mad (US, informal), furious (very angry).
In the corpora
- Good questions are: who made it, where else is it reported, and is it trying to make me angry?
- Parking rows are common, and knocking politely usually works better than an angry note.
- Some stories are written to make you angry so that you share them fast; anger is a sign to slow down.
- Recommendations may push videos that keep people watching, including angry or scary ones.
- What elephants really fear is the buzzing of angry bees, which can sting the soft skin inside the trunk and round the eyes.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «angry» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.