colère

Definitions of colère
  1. noun
    the state of being angry
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    éveil émotionnel
    the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior
  2. noun
    a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
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    folie, fureur, furie, rage
    a feeling of intense anger
    froissement, ressentiment
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
    indignation
    a feeling of righteous anger
    mauvaise humeur
    a persisting angry mood
    agacement, irritation
    anger produced by some annoying irritation
    courroux
    intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
    irritation
    a sudden outburst of anger
    agacement, contrariété, irritation
    an exasperated feeling of annoyance
    déplaisir, mécontentement
    the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
    irritabilité
    a feeling of resentful anger
    accès de colère
    a display of bad temper
    type of:
    émotion
    any strong feeling
  3. noun
    belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    synonyms: courroux
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    péché, péché mortel
    an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
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