Collocations for wrath - noun
ADJ.
full, great | divine
They saw the floods as a sign of divine wrath.
They saw the floods as a sign of divine wrath.
VERB + WRATH
arouse, bring (down), feel, incur, provoke
This remark brought the judge''s full wrath down on Sergeant Golding. | This is the second hotel to feel the wrath of the bombers. | He incurred Helen''s wrath by arriving late. | What had she done to provoke his wrath?
This remark brought the judge''s full wrath down on Sergeant Golding. | This is the second hotel to feel the wrath of the bombers. | He incurred Helen''s wrath by arriving late. | What had she done to provoke his wrath?
fear
She feared her father''s wrath.
She feared her father''s wrath.
brave, face, risk
If the prime minister fails, he will face the wrath of the voters.
If the prime minister 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 king''s wrath.
They left gifts for the gods to appease their wrath. | He fled the country to escape the king''s wrath.
turn, vent
He vented his wrath on his colleagues.
He vented his wrath on his colleagues.
PREP.
~ at
his wrath at the insult
his wrath at the insult
~ of
the wrath of God
the wrath of God
~ over
the government''s wrath over the incident
the government''s wrath over the incident