Rage RAGE, n. [Heb. to grind or gnash the teeth.] 1. Violent anger
accompanied with furious words, gestures or agitation; anger excited
to fury. Passion sometimes rises to rage. Torment and loud lament
and furious rage. 2. Vehemence or violent exacerbation of any thing
painful; as the rage of pain; the rage of a fever; the rage of hunger
or thirst. 3. Fury; extreme violence; as the rage of a tempest.
4. Enthusiasm; rapture. Who brought green poesy to her perfect age,
and made that art which was a rage. 5. Extreme eagerness or passion
directed to some object; as the rage for money. You purchase pain
with all that joy can give, and die of nothing but a rage to live. RAGE, v.i. 1. To be furious with anger; to be exasperated
to fury; to be violently agitated with passion. At this he inly
rag'd. 2. To be violent and tumultuous. Why do the heathen
rage? Psa 2. 3. To be violently driven or agitated; as the raging
sea or winds. 4. To ravage; to prevail without restraint, or with
fatal effect; as, the plague rages in Cairo. 5. To be driven with
impetuosity; to act or move furiously. The chariots shall rage in the
streets. Nahum 2. The madding wheels of brazen chariots rag'd.
6. To toy wantonly; to sport. [Not in use.]
rage
n 1: a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman
scorned"; "his face turned red with rage" [syn: fury,
rage, madness]
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" [syn: rage, passion]
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"
[syn: fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage]
v 1: behave violently, as if in state of a great anger [syn:
ramp, rage, storm]
2: be violent; as of fires and storms
3: feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"
rage I. nounEtymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin
rabia, from Latin rabies rage, madness, from rabere
to be mad; akin to Sanskrit rabhas violence Date: 14th
century 1.a. violent and uncontrolled anger b. a fit of violent
wrath c.archaicinsanity2. violent action (as of wind or sea) 3. an intense feeling
;passion4. a fad pursued with intense enthusiasm <was
all the rage> Synonyms:seeanger, fashionII. intransitive verb (raged; raging)
Date: 14th century 1. to be in a rage 2. to be in
tumult 3. to prevail uncontrollably
rage n. & v. --n. 1 fierce or violent anger. 2 a fit of this (flew into a rage). 3 the violent action of a natural force (the rage of the storm). 4 (foll. by for) a a vehement desire
or passion. b a widespread temporary enthusiasm or fashion. 5 poet. poetic, prophetic, or martial enthusiasm or ardour. 6 sl. a lively frolic. --v.intr. 1 be full of anger. 2 (often
foll. by at, against) speak furiously or madly; rave. 3 (of wind, battle, fever, etc.) be violent; be at its height; continue unchecked. 4 Austral. sl. seek enjoyment; go on a
spree. Phrases and idioms: all the rage popular, fashionable. Etymology: ME f. OF rager ult. f. L RABIES
rage
(rages, raging, raged)Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1. Rage is strong anger that is difficult to control.
He was red-cheeked with rage...I flew into a rage...= fury
N-VAR
2. You say that something powerful or unpleasant rages when it continues with great
force or violence.
Train services were halted as the fire raged for more than four hours...The war rages on and the time has come to take sides.VERB: V, V on
3. If you rage about something, you speak or think very angrily about it.
Monroe was on the phone, raging about her mistreatment by the brothers...Inside, Frannie was raging...'I can't see it's any of your business,' he raged.VERB: V about/against/at n, V, V with quote
4. You can refer to the strong anger that someone feels in a particular situation as a particular
rage, especially when this results in violent or aggressive behaviour.
Cabin crews are reporting up to nine cases of air rage a week.N-UNCOUNT: n Nsee alsoroad rage
5. When something is popular and fashionable, you can say that it is the rage or all
the rage. (INFORMAL)
The 1950s look is all the rage at the moment.N-SING: the N
6.
see alsoraging
rage
reɪdʒ n. & v. --n. 1 fierce or violent anger. 2 a fit of this
(flew into a rage). 3 the violent action of a natural force (the rage of
the storm). 4 (foll. by for) a a vehement desire or passion. b a widespread
temporary enthusiasm or fashion. 5 poet. poetic, prophetic, or martial
enthusiasm or ardour. 6 sl. a lively frolic. --v.intr. 1 be full of anger. 2
(often foll. by at, against) speak furiously or madly; rave. 3 (of wind,
battle, fever, etc.) be violent; be at its height; continue unchecked. 4
Austral. sl. seek enjoyment; go on a spree. øall the rage popular,
fashionable. [ME f. OF rager ult. f. L RABIES]
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Rage \Rage\, n. [F., fr. L. rabies, fr. rabere to rave; cf. Skr.
rabh to seize, rabhas violence. Cf. Rabid, Rabies,
Rave.]
1. Violent excitement; eager passion; extreme vehemence of
desire, emotion, or suffering, mastering the will. ``In
great rage of pain.'' --Bacon.
He appeased the rage of hunger with some scraps of
broken meat. --Macaulay.
Convulsed with a rage of grief. --Hawthorne.
2. Especially, anger accompanied with raving; overmastering
wrath; violent anger; fury.
torment, and loud lament, and furious rage.
--Milton.
3. A violent or raging wind. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
4. The subject of eager desire; that which is sought after,
or prosecuted, with unreasonable or excessive passion; as,
to be all the rage.
Syn: Anger; vehemence; excitement; passion; fury. See
Anger.
Rage \Rage\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Raging.] [OF. ragier. See Rage, n.]
1. To be furious with anger; to be exasperated to fury; to be
violently agitated with passion. ``Whereat he inly
raged.'' --Milton.
When one so great begins to rage, he a hunted Even
to falling. --Shak.
2. To be violent and tumultuous; to be violently driven or
agitated; to act or move furiously; as, the raging sea or
winds.
Why do the heathen rage ? --Ps. ii. 1.
The madding wheels Of brazen chariots raged; dire
was the noise. --Milton.
3. To ravage; to prevail without restraint, or with
destruction or fatal effect; as, the plague raged in
Cairo.
4. To toy or act wantonly; to sport. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Syn: To storm; fret; chafe; fume.
rage
reɪdʒ n.
1 anger, fury, wrath, ire, high dudgeon, exasperation, vehemence, passion: Imagine her
rage when Simon phoned to say that he couldn't make it home for dinner!
2 fury, passion, frenzy, hysterics, tantrum, fit, temper, Brit paddy or paddywhack or
paddywack, Colloq Brit wax: He flies into a rage if Grace is as little as five minutes late
for an appointment.
3 fashion, craze, vogue, the (latest or newest) thing, last word, dernier cri, mode,
Colloq fad: Miniskirts were all the rage in the 1960s. --v.
4 rant, rave, storm, go mad or crazy or bonkers or wild or out of one's mind, go berserk,
run amok or amuck, behave or act or be like one possessed, fret, be beside oneself (with anger
or fury), lose one's temper, go berserk, have a tantrum, fulminate, explode; fume, foam at the
mouth, stew, smoulder, boil, seethe, simmer, Colloq have kittens, lose one's cool, fly off
the handle, go off the deep end, Slang get into or work oneself up into a lather or stew or
sweat, get all worked up, blow one's top, blow a gasket, blow up, flip one's top or lid, hit
the ceiling or roof, freak out, be fit to be tied, be ready for a strait-jacket, Brit throw
a wobbly, US and Canadian blow one's stack, flip one's wig, blow a fuse, have a haemorrhage,
go ape, do a slow burn, have a conniption fit: Father raged for hours when he found that Donald
had borrowed the car without permission.
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