Rage Definition

rāj
raged, rages, raging
noun
rages
Insanity.
Webster's New World
Violent, explosive anger.
American Heritage Medicine
A fit of anger.
American Heritage Medicine
A furious, uncontrolled anger; esp., a brief spell of raving fury.
Webster's New World
A great force, violence, or intensity, as of the wind.
Webster's New World
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verb
raged, rages, raging
To show violent anger in action or speech.
Webster's New World
To be forceful, violent, uncontrolled, etc.
A raging sea, a raging fever.
Webster's New World
To move with great violence or intensity.
A storm raged through the mountains.
American Heritage
To spread unchecked, as a disease.
Webster's New World
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idiom
(all) the rage
  • anything arousing widespread enthusiasm or interest; craze; fad
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Rage

Noun

Singular:
rage
Plural:
rages

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Origin of Rage

  • Middle English from Old French from Vulgar Latin rabia from Latin rabiēs from rabere to be mad

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French raige, rage (French: rage), from Medieval Latin rabia, from Latin rabies (“anger fury").

    From Wiktionary

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