in Zorn sein

to be in a state of anger

Türkçe: öfke içinde olmak

Noun

Zorn m.

Verb

sein

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Sie ist immer noch in Zorn wegen der Lüge ihres Partners.

How it is used

Means 'to be in a state of anger,' often simmering or lasting. Neutral. Use when someone is still furious hours after an argument. Common mistake: sounds stative; for sudden anger, use 'in Zorn geraten' instead.

Other verbs that go with Zorn

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in Zorn bringento make someone angry
• in Zorn geratento fly into a rage
• jds. Zorn erregento provoke someone's anger

All collocations with Zorn

Other collocations built on sein

• an der richtigen / falschen Adresse seinto be at the right/wrong place
• in Arbeit seinto be employed
• außer Atem seinto be out of breath
• im Anmarsch seinto be on the way/approaching
• der Auffassung seinto be of the opinion that
• in Aufregung seinto be in a state of excitement
• in Bearbeitung seinto be in processing
• in Aufruhr seinto be in turmoil