righteous anger

collocation in English

meaningsofrighteousandanger

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righteous
adjective
uk
/ˈraɪ.tʃəs/us
/ˈraɪ.tʃəs/
morally ...
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anger
noun[U]
uk
/ˈæŋ.ɡər/us
/ˈæŋ.ɡɚ/
a strong feeling that makes you want to hurt someone or be unpleasant because of something unfair or unkind that ...
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(Definition ofrighteousandangerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrighteous anger

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Since envy is shameful, it is attractive to misrepresent one's envy asrighteousangerto others.
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Moreover, if the feeling of shame results in the formation of the belief that the other did not deserve his good fortune, the envy might transmute into genuinerighteousanger.
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It is much easier to indulge ourselves in self-righteousness,righteousangeror whatever emotion happens to be taking us.
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We do well indeed to be angry in such a cause, but there are things better and stronger than evenrighteousanger.
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The authority was full ofrighteousangerin the knowledge that, if asked, permission would have been granted.
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Our justified andrighteousangershould not be allowed to overcome a reasoned judgment, for if it does the men of violence will have won.
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Thisrighteousangerwill not be dispelled but will be accentuated by a refusal to have the facts out.
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It wasrighteousanger, in the sense that an appalling atrocity had been committed.
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The dialogue too is witty and sharp... and strikes a chord, ignitingrighteousangerin us.
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Baker portrays the fourth such incarnation, a whimsical and sometimes brooding individual whose enormous personal warmth is at times tempered by his capacity forrighteousanger.
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Jack is prone to fits ofrighteousangerin which he will dive into situations rashly, though luck, skill and creative improvisation usually serve him well.
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