rage
/reidʤ/
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Definition
Noun:
- A feeling of intense, often uncontrollable anger: A powerful emotional state characterized by fury and loss of control.
- A violent, destructive action or force: A state of violent intensity, often applied to natural elements or events.
- A widespread, intense enthusiasm or fad: Something that is intensely popular or fashionable for a short time.
- An intense, obsessive desire: A consuming passion or craving for something.
Verb:
- To feel or express intense, violent anger: To be in a state of fury.
- To continue with great force, violence, or intensity: To proceed in a wild, turbulent, or uncontrollable manner, often said of storms, fires, or conflicts.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- He was trembling with rage after the insult. (He was shaking due to intense anger.)
- The rage of the storm destroyed the coastal village. (The storm's violent force caused destruction.)
- That hairstyle was all the rage in the 1980s. (That hairstyle was extremely fashionable then.)
- She has a rage for collecting rare stamps. (She has an intense passion for stamp collecting.)
Verb:
- He raged at the unfair decision. (He expressed furious anger about the decision.)
- The fire raged through the forest for days. (The fire burned violently and uncontrollably.)
- The debate raged on long into the night. (The argument continued with great intensity.)
Advanced Usage
"All the rage": Extremely popular or fashionable at a particular time.
- Virtual reality headsets are all the rage this year. (They are the latest popular trend.)
"Fly into a rage": To suddenly become very angry.
- She flew into a rage when she saw the broken vase. (She suddenly became furious.)
"Rage against": To protest or fight against something with great anger or passion.
- The poet urged readers to rage against the dying of the light. (To fight passionately against the end.)
Variants and Related Words
Raging (adjective): Showing or characterized by intense anger or violence.
- He gave a raging speech. (A speech full of fury.)
- The raging river overflowed its banks. (The violently flowing river.)
Enrage (verb): To make someone very angry.
- His arrogance enraged his colleagues. (It made them furious.)
Synonyms
- Noun (anger): Fury, wrath, ire.
- Noun (fad): Craze, vogue, trend.
- Verb (to be angry): Fume, storm, seethe.
- Verb (to proceed violently): Rampage, ravage.
Related Phrasal Verbs
Rage on: To continue with great intensity or anger.
- The controversy raged on in the media for weeks. (The intense argument continued.)
Rage out (often used as "rage itself out"): To subside after a period of violence or intensity.
- The storm finally raged itself out at dawn. (The storm finally lost its force and ended.)
Related Idioms
See red / Go into a blind rage: To become so angry that one's judgment is impaired.
- When he heard the lie, he saw red. (He became uncontrollably angry.)
Burst with rage: To be so angry one can barely contain it.
- She was bursting with rage at the injustice. (She was filled with intense, pent-up anger.)
Noun
- an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
- he always follows the latest fads
- it was all the rage that season
- violent state of the elements
- the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks
- something that is desired intensely
- his rage for fame destroyed him
- a state of extreme anger
- she fell into a rage and refused to answer
- a feeling of intense anger
- hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
- his face turned red with rage
Verb
- feel intense anger
- Rage against the dying of the light!
- be violent; as of fires and storms
- behave violently, as if in state of a great anger