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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“Loss can break us. Loss leaves us dizzy with grief and with pain and with rage,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
Holly Dagres, senior fellow at the Washington Institute and curator of the Iranist newsletter, said the Tehran government had learned few lessons from the 2022 protests which raged across Iran for more than four months.
From BBC
The Eaton fire had been raging for hours in west Altadena when Khan and her husband were awakened by evacuation alerts on their phones at 3:30 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times
The power supply was cut on Sunday following drone strikes in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, the national electricity company said, as fighting raged in the oil-rich southern region.
From Barron's
So as long as the bulls continue to rage on Wall Street, expect more unicorns to join the parade as well.
From Barron's
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