anger management

noun

A person’s ability to control their temperament, particularly in stressful situations, and to demonstrate appropriate behavior, including the ability to express disagreement constructively without losing emotional control.

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Meanings

nounanger management (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA person’s ability to control their temperament, particularly in stressful situations, and to demonstrate appropriate behavior, including the ability to express disagreement constructively without losing emotional control.

Origin

From anger + management.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 情緒控制 /情绪控制
  • 情緒控制 /情绪控制 (qíngxù kòngzhì)ability to control temperament
Dutch woedebeheersing, agressiebeheersing
  • woedebeheersingability to control temperament
  • agressiebeheersingability to control temperament
Finnish itsehillintä
  • itsehillintäability to control temperament
Portuguese controle da raiva
  • controle da raivaability to control temperament
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APA

anger management. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anger%20management

MLA

“anger management.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anger%20management. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anger management,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anger%20management.

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