wrath

ira, furia

Enojo muy intenso, a menudo contra alguien que ha hecho algo malo.

En inglés sencillo: Very strong anger, often directed at someone who has done something wrong.

• Nobody wanted to face her wrath.
• His careless words brought down the king’s wrath upon him.
• The children hid the broken vase to avoid their mother’s wrath.

Cómo se usa: wrath of someone (He feared the wrath of his father.)

Sinónimos: anger, fury, rage

Expresiones frecuentes: incur someone’s wrath, face someone’s wrath, divine wrath

castigo, venganza

Castigo o venganza que surge de un enojo muy intenso.

En inglés sencillo: Punishment or revenge given because of great anger.

• They prayed to escape divine wrath.
• The tale ends with the villagers suffering the king’s wrath.
• The priest described the storm as the wrath of God.

Cómo se usa: wrath of someone (The preacher warned them about the wrath of God.)

Sinónimos: retribution, vengeance

Antónimos: mercy

Expresiones frecuentes: the wrath of God, suffer someone’s wrath, escape someone’s wrath