Both 怒り{いかり} and 怒り{おこり} are nouns and mean "anger". Even the kanji are the
same!

How can we distinguish these two?
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Difference between 怒り{いかり} and 怒り{おこり}
### As a noun

Only `怒り【いかり】` stands as a noun _anger_ , _rage_ , _fury_ etc. (Accent in
Tokyo: いかり{LHH})

### As a verb gerund (連用形)

It's basically a matter of distinction between `おこる` and `いかる`. Both mean "to
get angry, mad or furious", but:

  * おこる is more colloquial and tends to describe anger towards real experiences  
ex. おこりっぽい、怒りん{おこりん}坊{ぼう} etc.

  * いかる is more literary and tends to describe anger towards abstract notions  
ex. いかり猛【たけ】る、いかり狂【くる】う etc.

  * Only おこる has the meaning "to scold"
  * Only いかる has the meaning "(things) move wildly, ruggedly"

Thoughtful books and articles usually add furigana when they could be
ambiguous. If you can't find furigana, try guessing from the criteria above.
If you still feel ambiguity, then either pronunciation might well work, so
don't mind.
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