θυμός — meaning in English

English meaning

• anger noun A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility, often triggered by feeling wronged or threatened.
• offense noun A wrongdoing, crime, or breach of a rule.
• tantrum noun A sudden outburst of bad temper, especially a childish one.
• wrath noun Intense anger, often with a desire for revenge.

Senses

θυμός is used for these senses in English:

• anger A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.
• offense The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
• thymus (anatomy, immunology) Ellipsis of thymus gland (“A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrinks in size. It plays an important role in the development of the immune system and produces lymphocytes.”).
• wrath (uncountable, formal) Great anger; (countable) an instance of this.

anger — full definition

1. noun A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility, often triggered by feeling wronged or threatened.
2. verb To make someone feel angry.

offense — full definition

1. noun A wrongdoing, crime, or breach of a rule.
2. noun A feeling of hurt or anger caused by something insulting or disrespectful.
3. noun In sports, the team or players trying to score, as opposed to defense.

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