Anger & Rage: English Vocabulary List

overly upset, annoyed, or preoccupied with something

"He is pressed about the comment."

"Why are you so pressed about a small mistake that anyone could have made?"

to become upset, angry, or agitated, especially over something minor

"Don't get bent out of shape."

"I wish he wouldn't get bent out of shape over such small mistakes that really don't matter in the end."

to suddenly become enraged and uncontrollably angry

"He saw red and shouted."

"When she discovered the betrayal, she saw red and immediately confronted her so-called best friend."

to make a reckless, impulsive, or regrettable decision, often fueled by anger or frustration

"He crashed out angrily."

"Fueled by anger, he made a regrettable decision and crashed out of the competition."

extremely angry or upset; very irritated

"My dad was big mad when he saw the damage."

"The football coach was big mad when the referee made a bad call that cost his team the game."

to become extremely angry, agitated, or uncontrollably violent, typically in a workplace

"He went postal at the office."

"After months of stress, he finally went postal and shouted at his boss."

feeling irritable or angry due to hunger

"I feel hangry."

"I get hangry when I skip lunch and become irritable and short tempered with everyone around me."

to lose control of one's emotions, typically from anger or stress, often in a dramatic or explosive way

"He hulked out when he got angry."

"The normally calm man hulked out when he saw someone trying to break into his car."

a state of lacking calm, self-restraint, or composure

"He has no chill at parties."

"He has no chill at parties and gets overly excited about every little thing."

to react with anger or frustration, often through an outburst

"The toddler pitched a fit in the store."

"The toddler pitched a fit in the supermarket because his mother refused to buy him candy."

annoyed, upset, or angry

"She is torqued off at him."

"The customer was torqued off because the store refused to refund his money for the defective product."

behaving or speaking in a wild, extreme, or inappropriate way, often crossing social norms

"That was out of pocket."

"His outburst at the wedding was completely out of pocket and made everyone feel very uncomfortable."

annoyed, bitter, or upset, often over something minor

"He is salty."

"She became quite salty after losing the game, complaining about every little perceived injustice."

to suddenly start expressing anger, ranting, or confronting someone verbally or physically

"He will pop off."

"When the injustice was revealed, the activist began to pop off with a passionate speech."

extremely wild, crazy, or overexcited

"He went ape."

"The fans went ape when their team scored the winning goal in the final minute of the game."

extremely angry or enraged

"He went ballistic."

"When he discovered the betrayal, he went absolutely ballistic, shouting and throwing things everywhere."

to suddenly lose control of one's emotions, usually out of anger or frustration

"She will flip out."

"If she finds out you broke her favorite vase, she's going to completely flip out."

feeling extremely angry or irritated

"He was steamed up."

"After being falsely accused, she felt completely steamed and ready to confront her accuser."