anger vs gall

anger and gall both are nouns.

anger and gall both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anger	Yes	No	Yes	No
gall	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gall is a hyponym of anger; that is, gall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anger:

anger: make angry
gall: irritate or vex

Other hyponyms of anger include combust, miff, irk, exasperate, incense, infuriate, madden, offend, pique, enrage, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate.

anger (noun)	gall (noun)
belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)	the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance	a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
the state of being angry	a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
	abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
	a skin sore caused by chafing
	an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle

anger (verb)	gall (verb)
make angry	irritate or vex
become angry	become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

Difference between anger and gall

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