- Obs. 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 of rage
Old French from Late Latin rabia, rage, madness; akin to rabere, to rage: see rabidintransitive verb
raged, rag′ing- to show violent anger in action or speech
- to be forceful, violent, uncontrolled, etc.: a raging sea, a raging fever
- to spread unchecked, as a disease
rage Idioms
(all) the rage
anything arousing widespread enthusiasm or interest; craze; fad
