fury

American  

[fyoor-ee] / ˈfjʊər i /

noun

• furies
  plural

1. unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like.

   The gods unleashed their fury on the offending mortal.

   Synonyms:

   wrath, ire

2. violence; vehemence; fierceness.

   the fury of a hurricane;

   a fury of creative energy.

   Synonyms:

   turbulence

3. Classical Mythology. Furies, minor female divinities: the daughters of Gaia who punished crimes at the instigation of the victims: known to the Greeks as the Erinyes or Eumenides and to the Romans as the Furiae or Dirae. Originally there were an indefinite number, but were later restricted to Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone.

4. a fierce and violent person, especially a woman.

   She became a fury when she felt she was unjustly accused.

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idioms

1. like fury, violently; intensely.

   It rained like fury.

fury British  

/ ˈfjʊərɪ /

noun

1. violent or uncontrolled anger; wild rage

2. an outburst of such anger

3. uncontrolled violence

   the fury of the storm

4. a person, esp a woman, with a violent temper

5. See Furies

6. informal violently; furiously

   they rode like fury

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fury More Idioms  

1. see hell has no fury like a woman scorned.

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Synonym Usage

See anger.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• furies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of fury

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English furey, furye, from Old French furie, from Latin furia “rage,” equivalent to fur(ere) “to be angry, rage” + -ia, noun suffix; see -y ²

Explanation

Violent, angry, and ferocious, fury is a feeling of wild, intense anger. Before you let your fury get the best of you, it's good to take a few deep breaths before you speak. Fury is anger times ten — it's unrestrained and maybe a little scary. If you've ever seen a little kid have a raging temper tantrum because it was time to leave the park, you have an idea of what fury looks — and sounds — like. Fury can also describe aspects of nature, like the fury of a hurricane. In Greek mythology, a fury was a spirit of punishment, named for the three Furies, goddesses who punished the guilty.

Example Sentences

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That visit sparked fury in China and South Korea and even a rare rebuke from close ally the United States.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Mehmed rode his horse to the edge of the sea and watched in impotent fury as his navy failed to stop them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Aside from some darkly comic moments, it’s a grim show, driven by righteous fury and at times not an easy watch.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

The exit of Maeda, last season's title hero, following confirmation that Kelechi Iheanacho and Marcelo Saracchi would not be returning to Parkhead, cranked up the fury among the fanbase.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The airman replied softly, not responding at all to Mutti’s fury.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Now it was up to Truman, keeper of atomic secrets, to limit the flight of the furies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

“I’m not hiding,” Diallo said before departing for another evening in her silent apartment, alone with her thoughts and her furies.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2023

The furies that Bradley manifests in wood and metal actually dwell in people’s hearts and minds.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023

Lusk's voice is unreal, simmering just below combustion point until he leans back and unleashes all his regrets and passions and furies in an otherworldly falsetto.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2022

His eyes opened wide in their dark pits, and his thin, skeletal arms flailed the air before him as if he were striking at the furies of hell.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

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