sudden anger
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Anger — This article is about the emotion. For other uses, see Anger (disambiguation). Angry , Indignation , and Wrath redirect here. For other uses, see Angry (disambiguation), Indignation (disambiguation), and Wrath (disambiguation). Emotions Affection … Wikipedia
anger — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, deep, fierce, great, intense, seething ▪ genuine, real ▪ … Collocations dictionary
sudden outburst — sudden appearance, sudden eruption (of disease or anger, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
sudden — sud|den W3S2 [ˈsʌdn] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: sodain, from Latin subitaneus, from subitus sudden , from subire to come up ] 1.) happening, coming, or done quickly or when you do not expect it ▪ a sudden change in the weather ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
anger — angerless, adj. /ang geuhr/, n. 1. a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire. 2. Chiefly Brit. Dial. pain or smart, as of a sore. 3. Obs. grief; trouble. v.t. 4. to arouse anger or wrath in. 5. Chiefly Brit.… … Universalium
anger — The Bible describes the anger or wrath of God as being his abiding reaction to human sin and an expression of his justice; it is not a sudden or passionate upsurge of emotion. He is ‘slow to anger’ (Ps. 103:8). God s anger or wrath is directed… … Dictionary of the Bible
anger — an•ger [[t]ˈæŋ gər[/t]] n. 1) a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong; wrath 2) Obs. grief; trouble 3) to arouse anger or wrath in 4) to become angry • Etymology: 1150–1200; < ON angra to grieve,… … From formal English to slang
sudden passion — Characteristically .of sudden development. In the definition of manslaughter as homicide committed without premeditation but under the influence of sudden passion, the words mean any intense and vehement emotional excitement of the kind prompting … Ballentine's law dictionary
sudden — adj. Sudden is used with these nouns: ↑acceleration, ↑alarm, ↑anger, ↑appearance, ↑arrival, ↑attack, ↑awakening, ↑awareness, ↑bout, ↑breeze, ↑burst, ↑change … Collocations dictionary
sudden heat of passion — In the common law definition of manslaughter, this phrase means an excess of rage or anger, suddenly arising from a contemporary provocation. It means that the provocation must arise at the time of the killing, and that the passion is not the… … Black's law dictionary
