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Collocations for anger - noun

ADJ.

bitter, black, cold, deep, fierce, great, savage, terrible | genuine, real | growing, mounting, rising
mounting anger among teachers and parents
sudden | righteous
Catherine appeared in the doorway, shaking with righteous anger.
controlled, pent-up, suppressed | popular, public | widespread

QUANT.

burst, fit, outburst
He slammed the door in a fit of anger.

VERB + ANGER

be filled with, feel, shake with, tremble with
His eyes were filled with anger. | She was trembling with anger.
express, give vent to, show, vent, voice
Children give vent to their anger in various ways.
control, hide, suppress
It is not healthy to suppress your anger.
arouse, cause, fill sb with, fuel, provoke, stir up
His words fuelled her anger.
change to, give way to, turn to
His joy soon turned to anger when he heard the full story.

ANGER + VERB

boil over/up, bubble up, build up, flare (up), grow, mount, rise, well up
Henry stood up, his anger rising.
abate, drain, evaporate, fade, subside
The anger drained from his face. | Her anger subsided as quickly as it had flared up.

PREP.

in ~
He raised his voice in anger.
with ~
His face was flushed with anger.
~ against
her feelings of anger against the murderer
~ at
I felt a sudden anger at his suggestion.
~ over
There is much anger over plans to close the hospital.
~ towards
her anger towards her parents

PHRASES

a feeling of anger, in a moment of anger
He had walked out in a moment of anger.

Collocations for anger - verb

ADV.

deeply, greatly
I was deeply angered by their lack of concern.

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