rage quit

[ reyj-kwit ]

/ ˈreɪdʒ ˌkwɪt /

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verb (used with or without object)

(especially of a video game) to abandon (an undertaking) in a fit of frustration, especially after near success or abrupt failure following a significant investment of time and effort: The level was designed to make grown men rage quit and throw their controllers at the TV.I gave up after the second book and rage quit the whole series.

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Also rage-quit .

Origin of rage quit

First recorded in 2005–10

Words nearby rage quit

rag-and-bone man, ragbag, rag bolt, rag doll, rage, rage quit, ragfish, ragga, ragged, ragged edge, ragged jacket

How to use rage quit in a sentence

The rage that Marvin has embodied, a man on the edge of eruption, is always a badly wounded man.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Park employees helped John quit tobacco by way of a butts-proof glass enclosure, a drastic change in diet, and regular exercise.
Zebra Finches, Dolphins, Elephants, and More Animals Under the Influence|Bill Schulz|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But they had not quit and here they now were as the Emerald Society Pipes and Drums came into the Garden.
Cop Families Boo De Blasio at NYPD Graduation|Michael Daly|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now Jena Malone is 30, and with roles in Inherent Vice, The Hunger Games, and a massive superhero film, all the rage.
Jena Malone’s Long, Strange Trip From Homelessness to Hollywood Stardom|Marlow Stern|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Army B-squad players who fail to make it onto the varsity team after a year or two usually quit football.
A West Point MVP Who Never Played a Down|Nicolaus Mills|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire: and let them perish that oppress thy people.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Hain't I kep' in doors uv a nite, an quit chawn tobacker and smokin' segars just to please her?
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
But in her first rage Mrs. Charmington had been weak enough to let out that the prince had called young Mrs. Haggard "lovely."
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
And the finger he pointed at the girl quivered with the rage that filled him at this trick they had thought to put upon him.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
A terrific yell of rage burst from every one, and each hastily threw something or other at the bold intruder.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne