What is the Latin word for anger?

The usual Latin words for “anger” are īra, īrācundia, bīlis; also stomachus, indignātiō, excandēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“anger” in Latin

īraire, anger, wrath īrācundiairritability, a proneness to anger, hastiness of temper, irascibility, wrathfulness bīlisbile; anger, gall stomachusgullet, alimentary canal; stomach; taste or distaste (depending on context)indignātiōdispleasure, indignation, disdain excandēscōto kindle; to catch fire; to become angry, enraged with passion; (figuratively) to grow hot or burn with anger, rage, or moveōto move, stir, set in motion; to disturb, shake, remove; to arouse, excite, promote, produce

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

anger

ira: iracundia (of the habit of anger, proneness to anger: also of a violent outbreak of this passionate temper): bilis (PROP. the gall: hence, metonymically, vexing and irritating displeasure; thefeeling rather than the outward manifestation): stomachus (PROP. the stomach, as the seat of anger from the overflow of the gall into it: hence, metonymically, for anger, passion): indignatio (anger arising from indignation, and therefore exciting respect): excandescentia (= ira nascens: the waxing angry). Anybody’s violent anger, ira et rabies alicujus. The anger of the gods, irae coelestes. For anger, prae ira or iracundia: in anger, per iram; iratus: cum ira: irato animo; ira victus. To be angry, iratum fieri; irritari: ira incendi, excandescere; ira or iracundia ardere (to be inflamed with anger). To excite anybody’s anger, aliquem iratum reddere; iram, bilem, or stomachum alicuimovere; bilem alicui commovere (Cic.); aliquem or alicujus iram irritare. To be under the influence of anger, ira teneri: to give the reins to anger, to surrender one’s self to anger, iracundiae parere: not to be able to restrain one’s anger, irae non potentem esse: to give vent to one’s anger in tears, iram or bilem per lacrimas effundere: to vomit forth, or discharge one’s anger against anybody, iram evomere in aliquem; stomachum in aliquem erumpere: to lay aside one’s anger, iram missam facere; iram di- or o-mittere: his anger cools, ira defervescit, defiagrat. Prone to anger, iracundus; ad iram proclivis; praeceps in iram.

anger v.

facere aliquem iratum; irritare aliquem or alicujus iram: stomachum alicui facere or movere; indignationem alicui movere; bilem alicui movereor commovere: pungere aliquem (to sting a man): offendere aliquem (to annoy: of persons or things): exacerbare aliquem (to make him bitter against anybody): aegre facere alicui (Plaut., Ter.).

To be angered, etc. Vid: ANGRY.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for anger?: The usual Latin words for “anger” are īra, īrācundia, bīlis; also stomachus, indignātiō, excandēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.