The term iracundo , which comes from the Latin word iracundous , is used to describe someone who possesses or shows anger . The adjective also allows us to refer to the subject who has a propensity to become angry .
It is important to note that anger is linked to intense anger , indignation and fury . Someone who is angry, in this way, has a tense mood or tends to become easily exasperated .
For example: “The irate customer began to insult the waiter because the food was cold” , “People are very angry, it is common for traffic arguments to end in blows” , “The irate coach did not take long to pounce on the judge when the game ended.”
We can find numerous angry characters in the field of fiction . Donald Duck , to mention one case, is irascible: he tends to get angry quickly, exploding when faced with setbacks.
Hulk , meanwhile, is the alter ego of Dr. Robert Bruce Banner . After accidentally receiving gamma rays from a bomb explosion, Banner turns into the Hulk when he is angry. In this way, if he goes through a stressful situation, the scientist transforms into a gigantic green humanoid capable of destroying everything.
When an element of nature manifests itself violently , on the other hand, I can describe it as angry: “The angry sea hit the dock again and again,” “We couldn't sleep because of the angry wind that never stopped blowing.” ” .
Since this term is not very common in everyday speech, we can take a look at some of its most frequent synonyms: choleric, angry, indignant, furious, angry, rabid, irascible, angry and irritable . In this list we immediately notice a very peculiar detail: some of them define a tendency to get angry, while others, the state of anger itself.
We also see this duality in some of the examples presented in the previous paragraphs: saying that someone "is" angry is not the same as commenting that someone "is" angry. In the first case, the verb to be tells us that this is one of the characteristics of his personality, since he is easily irritated; The verb estar, on the other hand, speaks of a permanent trait , which manifests itself with certain frequency and which is part of the subject in question.
It is important to note that not only is it not common to use this term in informal conversations , but the degree of precision it represents in indicating a particular personality trait is also rare. In everyday speech we do not always express our ideas in a well-defined way, but rather we tend to prioritize the description of our feelings.
For example: if we are talking to a co-worker whom we consider angry because he gets angry very easily, in an informal discussion we are likely to say "I can't stand you anymore!" or "You're really hopeless today!" , instead of "Wow, you're irritable!" .
This is typical of our way of communicating, and not particular to this term itself. The reason behind this lack of precision may be the limitation of the vocabulary, the slowness to find the appropriate words and expressions in the middle of a conversation or also the interference of feelings and sensations that, in the midst of a tense situation, cloud our ideas.
To reinforce this phenomenon, let us remember that participating in a discussion is not the same as witnessing it, nor is being in the middle of it than remembering it some time later. The same person who, moved by his anguish , expresses himself in a disorderly manner can, days later, describe the scene clearly and use terms such as angry .
Los Iracundos , finally, is the name of a Uruguayan rock , pop and ballad band. It was formed in 1958 and released more than thirty albums.