rage

Rage is an intense, uncontrolled anger or a great force.

(noun)

  1. An example of rage is someone screaming at the top of their lungs, holding a bat and charging toward another person.
  2. An example of rage is the force of a tornado.

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See rage in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. Obsolete insanity
  2. a furious, uncontrolled anger; esp., a brief spell of raving fury
  3. a great force, violence, or intensity, as of the wind
  4. strong emotion, enthusiasm, or desire

Origin: OFr < LL rabia, rage, madness; akin to rabere, to rage: see rabid

intransitive verb raged, raging

  1. to show violent anger in action or speech
  2. to be forceful, violent, uncontrolled, etc.: a raging sea, a raging fever
  3. to spread unchecked, as a disease

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See rage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. Violent, explosive anger. See Synonyms at anger.
    b. A fit of anger.
  2. Furious intensity, as of a storm or disease.
  3. A burning desire; a passion.
  4. A current, eagerly adopted fashion; a fad or craze: when torn jeans were all the rage.
intransitive verb raged raged, rag·ing, rag·es
  1. To speak or act in violent anger: raged at the mindless bureaucracy.
  2. To move with great violence or intensity: A storm raged through the mountains.
  3. 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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