Mad: angry this term has so many other senses and is so easily replaced by any of its many synonyms that it is all but useless except in a statement starting with “I’m so mad I could. Livid: intensely angry to the point of being unable to control oneself ( livid, however, can also mean “bruised,” “pale,” or “colorful,” with the second sense associated with pain, shock, or fear)Ĥ8. Indignant: angry because of a real or perceived slight or unjust attackĤ7. Hot: angry, with the sense of physical discomfort caused by emotionĤ2. Hostile: actively intimidating, unfriendly, or resistantģ8. Hopping: so angry as to suggest that the person might jump up and down to express or assuage angerģ7.

Fuming: extremely angry, from the association of the person with a volcano or other heated natural phenomenonģ4. Frustrated: angry or upset because of obstacles or challengesģ1. Foaming: so angry as to suggest insanity caused by hydrophobia (rabies), from the idea that foaming at the mouth is symptomatic of the diseaseģ0. Fit to be tied: extremely angry, suggesting that the person angered should be restrainedĢ9. Cool: angry but with emotions are held in checkĢ8. Cold: angry in an emotionally remote mannerĢ3.

Cheesed off: see frustrated (can also mean “bored” or “disgusted”)Ģ1. Burning: extremely angry, from the notion of the body overheating because of the intensity of feelingġ8. Bristling: defensively angry, suggestive of an animal’s hair bristling as it responds to a threatġ6. Boiling: extremely angry, with the figurative sense of being agitated like heated waterġ5. Blue in the face: see frustrated, from the idea of facial discoloration caused by extreme emotionġ4. Bitter: harshly upset due to resentmentġ3. Bellicose: aggressively angry, from the synonym for warlikeġ2. Ballistic: explosively angry, from the adjective describing projectile flightġ0. Apoplectic: violently angry, from the adjectival form of apoplexy, the former word for strokeĩ. Antipathetic: expressing antipathy, or aggression or aversionĨ. Annoyed: angry about being disturbed or harassedħ. Acrid: extremely harsh (also refers to an unpleasant taste or smell)ĥ. Are you angry? At the risk of infuriating you, or making you apoplectic or exasperated, here are dozens of words to use to describe your choleric condition more precisely:ġ.

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