mindmap root((愤怒)) anger the most general term, names the emotional reaction but in itself conveys nothing about intensity or justification or manifestation of the state: tried to hide his ~ at their behavior. ire more frequent in literary contexts, may suggest greater intensity than anger, often with a display of feeling: cheeks flushed dark with ~. rage suggests loss of self-control from violence of emotion often with an outward display: screaming with ~. fury implies overmastering destructive rage verging on madness: in her ~ she hurled abuse in all directions. indignation stresses righteous anger at what one considers unfair, mean, outrageous, or shameful: high-handed behavior that caused general ~. wrath is likely to suggest rage or indignation accompanied by a desire or intent to avenge or punish: rose in his ~ and struck his tormentor to the floor.