wrath

UK: 'wrath', 'Wrath': /rɒθ/

US: /ræθ, rɑθ/

US: (rath, räth or, esp. Brit., rôth)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

wrath /ræθ, rɑθ/   n. [uncountable]

1. fierce anger;
   ire;
   rage;
   fury.

wrath•ful, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

wrath  (rath, räth or, esp. Brit., rôth), n. 

1. strong, stern, or fierce anger;
   deeply resentful indignation;
   ire.
2. vengeance or punishment as the consequence of anger.

adj. 

3. [Archaic.] wroth.

• bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English wraththe, Old English wrǣththo, equivalent. to wrāth wroth + -tho -th¹; (adjective, adjectival) variant of wroth by association with the noun, nominal

Synonyms

• 1. rage, resentment, fury, choler.

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wrath / rɒθ/ noun

1. angry, violent, or stern indignation
2. divine vengeance or retribution
3. a fit of anger or an act resulting from anger

adjective

1. incensed; angry

Etymology: Old English wrǣththu; see wroth

ˈwrathless adjective

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Wrath / rɒθ rɔːθ/ noun

1. Cape Wrath ⇒ a promontory at the NW extremity of the Scottish mainland