Anger and Need

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Anger verb - To make angry.

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Need and anger are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a verb "Anger".

Nearby Words: angry, angered, angering

Need verb - To have as a requirement.

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Anger and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anger" instead a verb "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

emotional	emotional anger	emotional need
burning	burning anger	burning need
true	true anger	true need
legitimate	legitimate anger	legitimate need
Other adjectives: genuine, sheer, deep, actual, real, constant, extreme, great, intense, serious, deep-seated, general, less, overwhelming, increasing, sudden.

When Ezekiel was later killed in the line of duty he was sent to Hell because, no matter how deserving of death the rapist had been, Stone's actions had been motivated by anger and the need for revenge instead of a desire for justice.

Source: Atonement Detective
Richard explains that his gift seems to work out of anger and need, whereas the Sword works all the time.

Source: Literature / Sword of Truth
On the other hand, they don't really need prayer: every feeling of anger, ecstasy, hope, or despair feeds one of the Chaos Gods, whether the person who has the feeling is a follower of Chaos or not (and praying to Khorne instead of killing and bleeding is liable to get your head chopped off).

Source: Gods Need Prayer Badly

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