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Rage is an intense, uncontrolled anger or a great force.
(noun)- An example of rage is someone screaming at the top of their lungs, holding a bat and charging toward another person.
- An example of rage is the force of a tornado.
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See rage in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- Obsolete insanity
- a furious, uncontrolled anger; esp., a brief spell of raving fury
- a great force, violence, or intensity, as of the wind
- strong emotion, enthusiasm, or desire
Origin: OFr < LL rabia, rage, madness; akin to rabere, to rage: see rabid
Related Forms:
- ragingly adverb
See rage in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. Violent, explosive anger. See Synonyms at anger.b. A fit of anger.
- Furious intensity, as of a storm or disease.
- A burning desire; a passion.
- A current, eagerly adopted fashion; a fad or craze: when torn jeans were all the rage.
- To speak or act in violent anger: raged at the mindless bureaucracy.
- To move with great violence or intensity: A storm raged through the mountains.
- To spread or prevail forcefully: The plague raged for months.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Late Latin rabia
Origin: , from Latin rabiēs
Origin: , from rabere, to be mad
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