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激怒 (げきど) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
rage ; fury ; being furious
A strong word for intense anger. As 激怒する it is an intransitive suru-verb meaning 'to become furious' or 'to be enraged,' often used with に to mark the cause.
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The company president flew into a rage when he heard the report of misconduct.
Kanji 激 violent, get excited, enraged Similar words 怒いか り A general noun for anger; 激怒 is much stronger and implies rage or fury.
憤ふん 慨がい Means indignation or resentment, often at something seen as unjust; 激怒 emphasizes the intensity of anger itself.
激げっ 昂こう Also means becoming violently emotional or enraged, but is more literary or formal-sounding than 激怒.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 激, associated with intensity or violence, and 怒, anger. The compound straightforwardly denotes intense anger or fury.
