Past tense of anger
regular verb
The past tense of anger is angered. The past participle is also angered.
Forms of anger
| Base form (V1) | anger /ˈæŋɡə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | angered |
| Past participle (V3) | angered |
| Present participle | angering |
| Third person singular | angers /ˈɒnʒeɪ/ |
Angered in a sentence
- My editorial angered both the jingoistic war hawks and the anti-war protesters.From the entry jingoistic
- The decision angered protesters and opposition parliamentarians, who accused parliament of trying to buy time.2020 September 25, Reuters Staff, “Thai republican hashtag trends after constitution change delayed”, in Reuters, Reuters, retrieved 25…. From the entry buy time
- He said that just angered the yellow jackets, the highly aggressive wasps that live in such colonies.2019 June 30, Mariel Padilla, “Officials Warn of Wasp ‘Super Nests’ in Alabama”, in The New York Times. From the entry yellow jacket
- Diggers were angered by frequent licence inspections and harassment by 'the traps' (the goldfield police).2006, Helen Calvert, Jenny Herbst, Ross Smith, Australia and the World: Thinking Historically, page 55. From the entry trap
- I wonder whether this could be a fact; hairy oobits do sting, rather like nettles, if angered.1966, Otta F. Swire, The Outer Hebrides and Their Legends, page 100. From the entry oobit
Meaning of anger
- noun A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, unfair or unjust treatment, or an undesired situation.
- noun Pain or stinging.
- verb To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
Questions about the past tense of anger
- What is the past tense of anger?
- The past tense of anger is angered.
- What is the past participle of anger?
- The past participle of anger is angered.
- Is anger a regular or irregular verb?
- Anger is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: anger (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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