TKG English Learner's Dictionary

angry

angryadjective

American /ˈæŋ.ɡri/ British /ˈæŋ.ɡri/
comparative angrier superlative angriest
very commondefining vocabulary

  1. having a strong, unpleasant feeling toward someone or something that has upset you

    Collocations

    adjective + preposition angry with, angry about, angry at
    phrase get angry, look angry, sound angry, make someone angry

    Synonyms mad (mad is informal, especially American, for angry); furious (furious is much stronger than angry)

Word family

  • anger
  • angrily

Common mistakes

I am angry of him. I am angry with him.
Angry takes with (or at) for a person and about for a situation, not of.

For translators

Grammar trap Angry takes with before a person and about before a situation or thing: angry with her, angry about the delay. Angry at is also common, especially before a thing or situation.