die Wut, null

Meaning

Wut describes a very strong feeling of anger, often intense and hard to control. It can refer to:

1. Emotional rage/fury: strong anger directed at someone or something.
   • in Wut geraten = to fly into a rage
   • vor Wut kochen = to be boiling with rage
2. Violent force or intensity (figurative): the “fury” of something like nature.
   • die Wut des Sturms = the fury of the storm

Word parts

Wut is a simple root noun (not a compound).
Related forms:

• wütend (adjective) = angry, furious
• wüten (verb) = to rage (about/of; also used for storms, fires, etc.)

German synonyms (depending on context)

• Zorn (anger; can sound more “dignified” or controlled than Wut)
• Raserei (frenzy, raging fury)
• Wutanfall (fit of rage; an outburst)
• Ärger (annoyance/anger; usually weaker than Wut)
• Furie (fury; often literary)

German antonyms (if applicable)

• Ruhe (calm)
• Gelassenheit (composure, calmness)
• Besonnenheit (prudence, level-headedness)
• Friedfertigkeit (peacefulness)