Anger: English Vocabulary List

an outburst of anger or frustration, often characterized by uncontrollable emotional and irrational behavior

"She threw a hissy fit in the store."

"She threw a hissy fit in the store when the cashier told her she could not return a used item."

used to refer to someone who is extremely furious and is ready to start a fight or argument

"His blood is up."

"When he heard the insult, his blood was up, and he immediately challenged the speaker."

said of a woman who is behaving very angrily and cannot be reasoned with, due to being in her menstruation period

"She is on the rag today."

"She snapped at everyone in the office and later explained she was on the rag and feeling particularly irritable that day."

used to emphasize or demonstrate that one is extremely unhappy, angry, or irritated

"She left the meeting in high dudgeon."

"She left the meeting in high dudgeon after the manager dismissed her excellent suggestion without even considering it properly."

in a highly agitated or furious state, characterized by the inability to think rationally or make logical decisions

"She left in a huff."

"After being denied the promotion, he stormed out of the office in a huff."

feeling extremely angry

"He was hopping mad."

"The driver was hopping mad when he discovered his car had been towed from the parking spot."

irritated or enraged to the point of frustration

"He got bent out of shape."

"She became quite bent out of shape when her flight was unexpectedly canceled."

to be extremely angry or upset about something

"They are up in arms."

"The local community is up in arms about the proposed construction of a new factory nearby."

to make someone extremely annoyed or enraged

"That sound sets my teeth on edge."

"The sound of fingernails scraping across a chalkboard really sets my teeth on edge every single time."

to cause someone to become extremely angry

"That makes my blood boil."

"The blatant disregard for safety regulations made the inspector's blood boil."

to become extremely excited or enthusiastic about something

"Fans went ape."

"The crowd began to go ape when their favorite band finally appeared on stage."

an imaginary pill that is recommended to an angry or anxious person to take as a way of asking them to relax or calm down

"Take a chill pill."

"When he started yelling, his friend told him to take a chill pill and calm down."

to make someone extremely angry

"That noise drives me up wall."

"My neighbor's dog barks loudly every single night, and it is slowly driving me up the wall because I cannot get any sleep."

used to tell or remind someone not to get too upset or excited about something

"Keep your hair on, please!"

"Keep your hair on; there's no need to panic, we will find a solution to this problem."

to mention or do something that causes someone to become upset or angry

"That touched a raw nerve."

"When he mentioned her failed exam, he really hit a sensitive nerve and she started crying."

to intentionally make someone extremely angry

"He wants a rise out of you."

"The mischievous child loved to get a rise out of his older sister by teasing her."

to become extremely angry

"They went ape."

"When the team scored the winning goal in the final seconds, the entire stadium went ape with excitement."