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red mist

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noun

  1. informal a feeling of extreme anger that clouds one's judgment temporarily

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"It was red mist to start," says Broad.

From BBC Oct. 20, 2025

Ten Hag has certainly made believers of the club’s fans, who let off flares that left a red mist inside Wembley after the final whistle.

From Seattle Times Feb. 26, 2023

Bear in mind, however, that the red mist of anger has a peculiar way of magnifying the past while blotting out the future.

From New York Times Oct. 19, 2021

While they couldn’t completely erase their losses like the FTSE, some of the red mist coating the Eurozone indices has cleared as the day’s gone on.

From The Guardian Dec. 6, 2017

I looked at the floor, a red mist of anguish before my eyes.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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