rage
Americannoun
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angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination).
a speech full of rage;
incidents of road rage.
- Antonyms:
- calm
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a fit of violent anger.
Her rages usually don't last too long.
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fury or violence of wind, waves, fire, disease, etc.
- Synonyms:
- turbulence
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violence of feeling, desire, or appetite.
the rage of thirst.
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a violent desire or passion.
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ardor; fervor; enthusiasm.
poetic rage.
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the object of widespread enthusiasm, as for being popular or fashionable.
Raccoon coats were the rage on campus.
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Archaic. insanity.
verb (used without object)
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to act or speak with fury; show or feel violent anger; fulminate.
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to move, rush, dash, or surge furiously.
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to proceed, continue, or prevail with great violence.
The battle raged ten days.
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(of feelings, opinions, etc.) to hold sway with unabated violence.
idioms
noun
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intense anger; fury
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violent movement or action, esp of the sea, wind, etc
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great intensity of hunger, sexual desire, or other feelings
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aggressive behaviour associated with a specified environment or activity
road rage
school rage
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a fashion or craze (esp in the phrase all the rage )
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informal a dance or party
verb
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to feel or exhibit intense anger
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(esp of storms, fires, etc) to move or surge with great violence
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(esp of a disease or epidemic) to spread rapidly and uncontrollably
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informal to have a good time
Related Words
See anger.
Other Word Forms
- rageful adjective
- ragingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of rage
First recorded in 1250–1300; (for the noun) Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin rabia, Latin rabiēs “madness” ( rabies ( def. ) ), derivative of rabere “to be mad, rave”; verb derivative of the noun
Example Sentences
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Accompanying that rage was a fresh explosion of ignorance about Tourette syndrome, the condition that caused Davidson to tic involuntarily throughout last Sunday’s ceremony.
From Salon
And two, it’s to cause immeasurable fear, rage and chaos in the “SNL” writers’ room…They probably had a big State of the Union thing they were gonna do.
From Salon
Video verified by the BBC shows a fire raging as black smoke rises into the sky.
From BBC
“So, that’s why the salmon was all the rage — because it was the most edible thing there.”
From Salon
Making the constitution took “reflection and choice,” as Hamilton put it; breaking the old order took not only reflection but rage.
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