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rage

UK/ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ US/ˈreɪdʒ/ common slang us
noun (5) verb (3)

noun

1.

a feeling of intense anger

  • “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”
  • “his face turned red with rage”
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2.

a state of extreme anger

  • “she fell into a rage and refused to answer”
3.

something that is desired intensely

  • “his rage for fame destroyed him”
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4.

violent state of the elements

  • “the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks”
5.

an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

  • “he always follows the latest fads”
  • “it was all the rage that season”
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verb

1.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

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2.

be violent; as of fires and storms

3.

feel intense anger

  • “Rage against the dying of the light!”

Origin

From Middle English rage, from Anglo-Norman rage, from Late Latin rabia, from Classical Latin rabiēs (“anger, fury”).

Phrases

  • air rage
  • all the rage
  • black rage defense
  • blind rage
  • computer rage
  • day of rage
  • desk rage
  • make a scene
  • raging agreement
  • raging mad

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