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Common collocations with anger in American Collocation

anger noun uncountable

US /ˈæŋɡər/

great

deep
fierce
furious
great
intense
seething
violent

The seething anger is slightly suppressed in this splendid reply.

for a good reason

justifiable
justified
righteous
understandable

There is understandable anger at the conditions they are forced to work in.

among many people

public
widespread

Widespread anger greeted the news that the factory was set to close.

strong but inder control

controlled
pent-up
repressed
simmering
unexpressed
unresolved

Is tennis a good way of unleashing all your pent-up anger?

not controlled

unbridled
uncontrollable
uncontrolled

Uncontrolled anger can lead to arguments and, in the extreme, physical fights.

real

genuine
real

His eyes alternated between a normal genial twinkle and flashes of real anger.

increasing

growing
mounting
rising

There is growing anger and frustration over housing.

express anger

express
show
unleash
vent
voice

It gave me the chance to find another way of venting my anger.

cause anger

arouse
cause
fuel
generate
provoke
rouse
spark

It was unclear precisely what had sparked their anger.

control or reduce anger

channel
control
defuse
direct
manage
suppress

We channel our anger into creating positive solutions.

feel anger

experience
feel

I felt cheated, more than anything, but never felt anger or any negative emotions.

be great or increase

boil (up/over)
burn
erupt
explode
grow
mount
rise

I felt my anger boiling up inside me.

become less

abate
subside

In the last two years her confidence has grown and her anger is slowly subsiding.