arouse wrath
Frequency: 4.00.3 per million words
to cause someone to become angry
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- His disrespectful comments could easily arouse the public's wrath.
- The king's unjust decree threatened to arouse the wrath of the common people.
- Do not arouse the wrath of a sleeping dragon.
- Her constant complaining began to arouse his wrath.
- The politician's controversial statements were sure to arouse the wrath of his opponents.
- By neglecting his duties, he risked arousing the manager's wrath.
- Such blatant disregard for the rules is bound to arouse the teacher's wrath.
- The ancient prophecy warned against actions that might arouse the gods' wrath.
- He was careful not to arouse her wrath after her long, stressful day.
- The sudden change in policy unexpectedly aroused the wrath of several key stakeholders.