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Berserk vs Wrath - What's the difference?

berserk | wrath |

As nouns the difference between berserk and wrath

is that berserk is a crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy while wrath is great anger.

As adjectives the difference between berserk and wrath

is that berserk is injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control while wrath is wrathful; very angry.

As a verb wrath is

to anger; to enrage.

berserk

English

Alternative forms

* beserk * berzerk * beresque – humorous misspelling now accepted (Australian )

Noun

(en noun)
  • A crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control.
  • * After he watched his sister stabbed to death, he went berserk and attacked the killer like a beast or a wild animal.

    • Derived terms

    * berserker

    See also

    *

    wrath

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Great anger.
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  • (rare) Punishment.
  • * Bible, (w) xiii. 4
    • A revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
  • (trading card games, slang) A single card that is able to destroy many creatures.

    • Synonyms

    * (great anger) fury, ire

    Derived terms

    * grapes of wrath * wrathful

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) Wrathful; very angry.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To anger; to enrage.
  • * (Chaucer)
  • * (Piers Plowman)
    • (Webster 1913)