In anger is a common expression meaning angrily or while angry. Of anger is usually part of a larger phrase such as out of anger or a noun phrase like feelings of anger.
Use in anger to describe actions done while someone is angry. Of anger is not normally used alone after a verb, but it appears naturally in noun phrases such as signs of anger, feelings of anger, or out of anger.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use in anger when someone does something while angry or emotionally upset.
Use of anger after nouns that describe emotion, evidence, or expression.
Use out of anger to show that anger caused an action or reaction.
Use at after anger to identify the target or cause of the emotion.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Of anger alone does not usually describe how an action was done.
✕ She spoke of anger. ✓ She spoke in anger.In anger is a phrase; angry is an adjective.
✕ He was in anger about the mistake. ✓ He was angry about the mistake.Of anger usually follows another noun such as feeling, sign, or expression.
✕ The email was of anger. ✓ The email was full of anger.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. It is a standard expression meaning angrily or while feeling angry.
Usually no. English normally uses of anger inside a larger phrase such as signs of anger or out of anger.
In anger describes the emotional state during an action. Out of anger explains the reason for the action.
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