He expressed annoyance at the way his comments had been misinterpreted.
The meetings were held in secret, much to the annoyance of some members of Congress.
irritation a feeling of being annoyed and impatient, especially because something keeps happening or someone keeps saying something
He could not hide his irritation at her persistent questioning.
Unwanted sales calls are a source of irritation for many people.
frustration a feeling of being annoyed, especially because you cannot do what you want or because you cannot change or control a situation
You can imagine my frustration when I found out that the next bus didn’t leave till 4 hours later.
There is a growing sense of frustration over the situation in Burma.
The government has expressed frustration at the slow legal process.
exasperation a feeling of being very annoyed because you cannot control a situation, learn to do something, or understand something, even though you are trying very hard
Isaac sighed in exasperation.
Exasperation at the team’s lack of success was evident among the fans.
resentment anger because you think you are being treated badly or unfairly
The sudden increase in the numbers of immigrants has caused resentment among local people.
indignation anger and surprise about an unfair situation
His voice sounded full of indignation.
The scandal caused righteous indignation among opposition politicians.
ill/bad feeling anger between two people because of something that has happened
I had no ill feeling towards him.
rancourBritish EnglishBrE, rancorAmerican EnglishAmE formal a feeling of anger and hatred towards someone who you cannot forgive because they harmed you in the past
Even though he had lost the court case, he had shown no rancour.
spleen formal anger, especially anger that is unreasonable
He vented his spleen (=said why he was angry)against the airline in an article in the Times.
extreme anger
fury a very strong feeling of anger
The judge sparked fury when he freed a man who had attacked three women.
The decision caused fury among local people.
rage a very strong feeling of anger that is difficult to control or is expressed very suddenly or violently
When we accused him of lying, he flew into a rage (=became very angry very suddenly).
Brown killed his wife in a jealous rage.
outrageextreme anger and shock because you think something is unfair or wrong
The racist comments caused outrage in India and Britain.
wrath formal extreme anger
Pietersen was the next to incur the wrath of the referee (=make him angry).
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anger• Our family has helped us deal with the grief and anger we felt over his death.• Sandra helped us deal with the grief and anger we felt over Patrick's death.• A flame of pain and angerenveloped him.• After the verdict the Nock family couldn't hide their sorrow and anger.• But oh, what that woman did then, which even now sets me to trembling with both anger and desire.• He was finding it difficult to control his anger.• And I know of men who claim that they could murder in anger but never in coldblood.• I've said some things in anger that have almost cost my marriage.• Andrea still feels a lot of anger towards her mom, who left when she was a little girl.• Faced with publicanger about the Gulfwar, the royalautocrat did make some concessions.• And it was so much better than the anger that ruled when Sethe did or thought anything that excluded herself.
What angered me most was his total lack of remorse.
最让我生气的是他居然毫无悔意。
be angered by/at something
Environmental groups were disappointed and angered by the president’s decision.
环保组织对总统的决定感到失望和愤怒。
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In everyday English, people usually say something makes them angry rather than say that it angers them: 在日常英语中,人们一般说something makes somebody angry,而不说it angers somebody
I didn’t want to anger him. → I didn’t want to make him angry. 我不想惹他生气。