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Collocations for wrath - noun

ADJECTIVE

full, great
divine, righteous
They saw the floods as a sign of divine wrath.

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VERB + wrath

arouse, bring, bring down, draw (esp. AmE), earn, incur, provoke, unleash
This remark brought the judge's full wrath down on Sergeant Golding.
He incurred Helen's wrath by arriving late.
What had she done to provoke his wrath?
feel, suffer
This is the second hotel to feel the wrath of the bombers.
fear
She feared her father's wrath.
brave, face, risk
If the President fails, he will face the wrath of the voters.
appease, avoid, escape
They left gifts for the gods to appease their wrath.
He fled the country to escape the gang leader's wrath.
turn, vent
He vented his wrath on his colleagues.

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PREPOSITION

wrath at
his wrath at the insult

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PHRASES

God's wrath, the wrath of God

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