lose your temperto suddenly become very angry and start shouting at someone
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angry feeling strong emotions because you think someone has behaved badly, or because a situation seems bad or unfair:
He gets really angry if people keep him waiting.
a crowd of angry protestersmad [not before noun] informal angry:
Dad was mad at me for damaging the car.cross [not before noun] spoken rather angry – used when speaking to people you know well:
She was cross with me for being late.annoyed [not before noun] a little angry:
I was annoyed no one had told me the class was cancelled.irritated annoyed and impatient, especially by something that keeps happening or something someone keeps saying:
I was irritated by their stupid questions.
an irritated voicebad-tempered becoming annoyed or angry easily:
a bad-tempered old man
He’s always bad-tempered when he doesn’t get what he wants.in a bad/foul mood feeling a little angry for a period of time, often for no particular reason:
I woke up in a bad mood.
She’s been in a foul mood all morning.in a huff /hʌf/ in an angry mood for a short time, especially because someone has just said something to offend or annoy you:
He walked off in a huff when they refused to let him join in their game.somebody has got up on the wrong side of the bed informal used when you think someone has been in an angry mood all day, for no particular reason – often used humorously:
I don’t know what’s wrong – she must have got up on the wrong side of the bed today.furious/livid extremely angry:
She was furious when she found out he’d been lying to her.
He looked absolutely livid.outraged very angry and shocked by something you think is unfair or wrong:
Most people were outraged by the 9/11 attacks.
complaints from outraged viewersincandescent with rage British English formal extremely angry – used mainly in writing, for example in newspaper reports:
Gordon Brown was reported to be incandescent with rage over the article.lose your temper to suddenly become very angry and start shouting at someone:
It was the first time I’d seen her lose her temper. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲