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rage
(rāj)n.
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: a rage for innovation in music.
4. A current, eagerly adopted fashion; a fad or craze: when torn jeans were all the rage.
intr.v. 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.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *rabia, from Latin rabiēs, from rabere, to be mad.]
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rage
(reɪdʒ)n
1. intense anger; fury
2. violent movement or action, esp of the sea, wind, etc
3. great intensity of hunger, sexual desire, or other feelings
4. aggressive behaviour associated with a specified environment or activity: road rage; school rage.
5. a fashion or craze (esp in the phrase all the rage)
6. informal Austral and NZ a dance or party
vb (intr)
7. to feel or exhibit intense anger
8. (esp of storms, fires, etc) to move or surge with great violence
9. (Pathology) (esp of a disease or epidemic) to spread rapidly and uncontrollably
10. informal Austral and NZ to have a good time
[C13: via Old French from Latin rabiēs madness]
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rage
(reɪdʒ)n., v. raged, rag•ing. n.
1. angry fury; violent anger.
2. a fit of violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a flight attendant attacked, the unfortunate victim of air rage.
3. fury or violence of wind, waves, fire, disease, etc.
4. violence of feeling, desire, or appetite.
5. a violent desire or passion.
6. ardor; fervor; enthusiasm.
7. an object of current popularity; fad: I remember when long hair was all the rage.
8. Archaic. insanity.
v.i. 9. to act or speak with fury; show or feel violent anger.
10. to move, rush, dash, or surge furiously.
11. to proceed, continue, or prevail with great violence.
[1250–1300; (n.) Middle English < Old French < Late Latin rabia, Latin rabiēs rabies; (v.) Middle English < Old French ragier, derivative of rage]
rag′ing•ly, adv.
syn: See anger.
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See also related terms for madness.
rage
- Traces back to Latin rabia, an alteration of rabies, meaning "fury, madness."See also related terms for madness.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
Rage
a violent passion; sometimes used collectively.Examples: rage of maidens, 1486; of teeth—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
rage
Past participle: raged
Gerund: raging
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| Noun | 1. |  rage - a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"anger, ire, choler - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance wrath - intense anger (usually on an epic scale) lividity - a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored |
| 2. | rage - a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer" | |
| 3. | rage - something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him" desire - something that is desired | |
| 4. | rage - violent state of the elements; "the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks" violence - a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc. | |
| 5. |  rage - an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior | |
| Verb | 1. | rage - behave violently, as if in state of a great anger |
| 2. | rage - be violent; as of fires and storms be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 3. | rage - feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!" flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit, blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combust - get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" foam at the mouth, froth at the mouth - be in a state of uncontrolled anger |
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rage
noun
1. fury, temper, frenzy, rampage, tantrum, fit of pique, fit of temper I flew into a rage.
fury pleasure, joy, resignation, acceptance, good humour, calmness, equanimity, gladness
fury pleasure, joy, resignation, acceptance, good humour, calmness, equanimity, gladness
2. anger, violence, passion, obsession, madness, raving, wrath, mania, agitation, ire, vehemence, high dudgeon The people are full of fear and rage.
3. craze, fashion, enthusiasm, obsession, vogue, fad (informal), latest thing the latest technological rage
verb
1. be at its height, surge, rampage, be turbulent, be uncontrollable, storm The war rages on and the time has come to take sides.
2. be furious, rave, blow up (informal), fume, lose it (informal), fret, seethe, crack up (informal), see red (informal), chafe, lose the plot (informal), go ballistic (slang, chiefly U.S.), rant and rave, foam at the mouth, lose your temper, blow a fuse (slang, chiefly U.S.), fly off the handle (informal), be incandescent, go off the deep end (informal), throw a fit (informal), wig out (slang), go up the wall (slang), blow your top, lose your rag (slang), be beside yourself, flip your lid (slang) He was annoyed, no doubt, but not raging.
be furious accept, stay calm, keep your cool, resign yourself to, remain unruffled
be furious accept, stay calm, keep your cool, resign yourself to, remain unruffled
all the rage in fashion, fashionable, in style, much sought-after, in great demand, du jour (French), the latest thing, culty, the new I was a teenager at the time when platform shoes were all the rage.
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rage
noun2. A subject or activity that inspires lively interest:
To be or become angry:
Informal: steam.
Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling, lose one's temper, see red.
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Spanish / Español
rage
[reɪdʒ]A. N
1. (= anger) → furia f, cólera f, ira f (at or over sth ante algo)
he attacked her in a drunken rage → la agredió en un ataque de furia or cólera or ira causado por la bebida
in a fit of rage → en un ataque de furia or cólera or ira
to fly or go into a rage → montar en cólera, ponerse hecho una furia
to be in a rage → estar furioso
she was trembling with rage → temblaba de furia or cólera or ira
he was white with rage → estaba blanco de cólera or ira
see also road B
he attacked her in a drunken rage → la agredió en un ataque de furia or cólera or ira causado por la bebida
in a fit of rage → en un ataque de furia or cólera or ira
to fly or go into a rage → montar en cólera, ponerse hecho una furia
to be in a rage → estar furioso
she was trembling with rage → temblaba de furia or cólera or ira
he was white with rage → estaba blanco de cólera or ira
see also road B
B. VI [person] → estar furioso; [fire] → propagarse con furia; [epidemic] → propagarse causando estragos; [battle] → proseguir con furia; [wind, storm] → bramar; [sea] → enfurecerse, embravecerse
she was raging, but she kept her tone cool → estaba furiosa pero conservaba un tono calmado
outside the storm still raged → fuera la tempestad seguía bramando
the battle raged for three months → la batalla prosiguió con furia durante tres meses
the debate raged the whole day long → el airado debate prosiguió el día entero
to rage against sth → protestar furiosamente contra algo
to rage against sb → estar furioso con algn
the sound of the sea raging against the rocks → el sonido del mar chocando enfurecido or embravecido contra las rocas
to rage at sth → estar furioso ante algo
my mum raged at the doctor → mi madre se puso como una fiera con el médico
controversy is raging over her new economic policy → hay una encendida polémica en torno a su nueva política económica
an infection was raging through her body → una infección se propagaba por su cuerpo causando estragos
she was raging, but she kept her tone cool → estaba furiosa pero conservaba un tono calmado
outside the storm still raged → fuera la tempestad seguía bramando
the battle raged for three months → la batalla prosiguió con furia durante tres meses
the debate raged the whole day long → el airado debate prosiguió el día entero
to rage against sth → protestar furiosamente contra algo
to rage against sb → estar furioso con algn
the sound of the sea raging against the rocks → el sonido del mar chocando enfurecido or embravecido contra las rocas
to rage at sth → estar furioso ante algo
my mum raged at the doctor → mi madre se puso como una fiera con el médico
controversy is raging over her new economic policy → hay una encendida polémica en torno a su nueva política económica
an infection was raging through her body → una infección se propagaba por su cuerpo causando estragos
C. VT "it's none of your business," he raged → -no es asunto tuyo -dijo enfurecido
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rage
(reidʒ) noun2. violence; great force. the rage of the sea.furia
verb1. to act or shout in great anger. He raged at his secretary.enfurecerse, rabiar
2. (of wind, storms etc) to be violent; to blow with great force. The storm raged all night.bramar; embravecerse
3. (of battles, arguments etc) to be carried on with great violence. The battle raged for two whole days.hacer estragos; desarollarse ferozmente
4. (of diseases etc) to spread quickly and affect many people. Fever was raging through the town.arrasar, hacer estragos
ˈraging adjective(all) the rage very much in fashion. el último grito
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rage
→ furiaMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
rage
n. rabia, ira, cólera.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
rage
n ira, rabia, furia, cólera; road — conducción agresiva, violencia vialEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.