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1 N‑UNCOUNT Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way. □  He cried with anger and frustration. □ [+ at ] Ellen felt both despair and anger at her mother.

2 VERB If something angers you, it makes you feel angry. □ [V n] The decision to allow more offshore oil drilling angered some Californians. COLLOCATIONS anger NOUN 1

adjective + anger : growing, mounting, widespread; pent-up, righteous

anger+ be + adjective : palpable, understandable

verb + anger : express, vent, voice; arouse, provoke, spark; control, suppress VERB 2

anger+ noun : fans, residents, voters

anger+ adverb : deeply

a nger ma n|age|ment N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Anger management is a set of guidelines that are designed to help people control their anger. □  …anger management courses

an|gi|na /ændʒa I nə/ N‑UNCOUNT Angina is severe pain in the chest and left arm, caused by heart disease.

an|gle ◆◇◇ /æ ŋg ^ə l/ (angles , angling , angled )

1 N‑COUNT An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees. □  The boat is now leaning at a 30 degree angle.

2 → see also right angle

3 N‑COUNT An angle is the shape that is created where two lines or surfaces join together. □  …the angle of the blade.

4 N‑COUNT An angle is the direction from which you look at something. □  Thanks to the angle at which he stood, he could just see the sunset.

5 N‑COUNT You can refer to a way of presenting something or thinking about it as a particular angle . □  He was considering the idea from all angles.

6 VERB [usu cont] If someone is angling for something, they are trying to get it without asking for it directly. □ [V + for ] It sounds as if he's just angling for sympathy.

7 PHRASE If something is at an angle , it is leaning in a particular direction so that it is not straight, horizontal, or vertical. □  An iron bar stuck out at an angle.

an|gler /æ ŋglə ^r / (anglers ) N‑COUNT An angler is someone who fishes with a fishing rod as a hobby.

An|gli|can /æ ŋgl I kən/ (Anglicans )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Anglican means belonging or relating to the Church of England, or to the churches related to it. □  …the Anglican Church. □  …an Anglican priest.

2 N‑COUNT An Anglican is a Christian who is a member of the Church of England, or of one of the churches related to it.

An|gli|can|ism /æ ŋgl I kən I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Anglicanism is the beliefs and practices of the Church of England, and of the churches related to it.

an|gli|cize /æ ŋgl I sa I z/ (anglicizes , anglicizing , anglicized ) in BRIT, also use anglicise VERB If you anglicize something, you change it so that it resembles or becomes part of the English language or English culture. □ [V n] He had anglicized his surname. ●  an|gli|cized ADJ □  …an Anglicised version of the Welsh name 'Llywelyn'.

an|gling /æ ŋgl I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Angling is the activity or sport of fishing with a fishing rod.

Anglo- /æ ŋgloʊ-/

1 COMB [ADJ n] Anglo- combines with adjectives indicating nationality to form adjectives which describe something connected with relations between Britain and another country. □  …the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

2 COMB [ADJ n] Anglo- combines with adjectives indicating nationality to form adjectives which describe a person who has one British parent and one non-British parent. □  He was born of Anglo-American parentage.

A nglo-A sian (Anglo-Asians ) ADJ [usu ADJ n] An Anglo-Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain. □  …the Anglo-Asian community. ● N‑COUNT An Anglo-Asian is someone who is Anglo-Asian.

A nglo-Ca tholic (Anglo-Catholics )

1 ADJ [ADJ n] The Anglo-Catholic part of the Church of England, or of the churches related to it, is the part whose beliefs and practices are similar to those of the Catholic Church. □  …a parish in the Anglo-Catholic tradition.