wütend in German

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wütend = angry; mad

The meaning is similar to English "angry", but it's also used in German for many other contexts.

wütend can describe people's emotions, but it's more extreme than ärgerlich ("annoyed") or unzufrieden ("unsatisfied").
In German, wütend is not really used for situations but rather for situations. Instead, they use schlimm ("bad") or gefährlich ("dangerous") for situations like those: Das Wetter ist schlimm ("The weather is bad").
It's also used in some everyday expressions like: wütend im Bett erwachen ("to wake up with anger") or wütend im Bett sterben ("to die with anger").
Germans, like other Germanic peoples, often use wütend in reference to some of their most ancient mythical beings. Thus, we get words like wütend im Geiste erwachen ("to wake up in an angry mood").