rage

[ reyj ]

/ reɪdʒ /

noun

angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.

a fit of violent anger: Her rages usually don't last too long.

fury or violence of wind, waves, fire, disease, etc.

violence of feeling, desire, or appetite: the rage of thirst.

a violent desire or passion.

ardor; fervor; enthusiasm: poetic rage.

the object of widespread enthusiasm, as for being popular or fashionable: Raccoon coats were the rage on campus.

Archaic. insanity.

verb (used without object), raged, rag·ing.

to act or speak with fury; show or feel violent anger; fulminate.

to move, rush, dash, or surge furiously.

to proceed, continue, or prevail with great violence: The battle raged ten days.

(of feelings, opinions, etc.) to hold sway with unabated violence.

Idioms for rage

all the rage, widely popular or in style.

Origin of rage

1250–1300; (noun) Middle English < Old French < Late Latin rabia, Latin rabiēs madness, rage, derivative of rabere to rage; (v.) ragen < Old French ragier, derivative of rage (noun)

SYNONYMS FOR rage

1 wrath, frenzy, passion, ire, madness.

3 turbulence.

6 eagerness, vehemence.

7 vogue, fad, fashion, craze.

9, 10 rave, fume, storm.

ANTONYMS FOR rage

1 calm.

synonym study for rage

1. See anger.

OTHER WORDS FROM rage

rage·ful, adjective rag·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby rage

raga, ragamuffin, ragbag, ragbolt, ragdoll, rage, rage quit, ragfish, ragga, ragged, ragged edge

Definition for rages (2 of 2)

Rhagae

[ rey-jee ]

/ ˈreɪ dʒi /

noun

an ancient city of Media, on the site of present-day Tehran, Iran.

Also called Ra·ges [rey-juh z] /ˈreɪ dʒəz/.

Example sentences from the Web for rages

As the Ebola Virus rages on, the same old problems that have plagued West Africa are still waiting.

What’s Worse Than Ebola in West Africa? Almost Everything |Barbie Latza Nadeau |October 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is a debate that rages on blogs, on Facebook and Twitter, at any place where more than two Hillraisers are gathered.

Hillary Clinton Supporters Are Divided Over Her Potential 2016 Run |David Freedlander |June 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Lincoln (Daniel Day Lewis) struggles with his cabinet and Congress during this process, and the Civil War rages on.

From ‘Mars Attacks!’ to ‘White House Down’: Watch the Best and Worst Fictional Presidents From TV and Film |Mike Munoz |February 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He flew into rages with some regularity, some of them drunken, and over the years said all manner of offensive things.

How Rob Ford Could Win Reelection |Ivor Tossell |January 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The two rages are not morally equivalent—armed rage and unarmed rage are two absolutely different species of anger.

From the JetBlue Pilot to Robert Bales, Cultural Road Rage Is Everywhere |Lee Siegel |March 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He is appalled at the fierce conflict which rages far and wide.

The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66 |John Lothrop Motley
As he rages and whirls along his way, he tosses houses into the air as easily as a boy tosses a ball.

Brooks's Readers, Third Year |Stratton D. Brooks
I believe the lion-hearted king could contrive to get into rages sometimes.

Heriot's Choice |Rosa Nouchette Carey
In all the turmoil that rages within, without, grant us Thy peace.

The Optimist's Good Morning |Florence Hobart Perin
He rages as he sees them abandoning charters that gave men rights, and accepting charters that only give them prohibitions.

Old and New Masters |Robert Lynd

British Dictionary definitions for rages

rage

/ (reɪdʒ) /

noun

intense anger; fury

violent movement or action, esp of the sea, wind, etc

great intensity of hunger, sexual desire, or other feelings

aggressive behaviour associated with a specified environment or activity road rage; school rage

a fashion or craze (esp in the phrase all the rage)

Australian and NZ informal a dance or party

verb (intr)

to feel or exhibit intense anger

(esp of storms, fires, etc) to move or surge with great violence

(esp of a disease or epidemic) to spread rapidly and uncontrollably

Australian and NZ informal to have a good time

Word Origin for rage

C13: via Old French from Latin rabiēs madness

Idioms and Phrases with rages

rage

see all the rage.

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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rage

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verb (used without object), raged, rag·ing.

Idioms for rage

Origin of rage

SYNONYMS FOR rage

ANTONYMS FOR rage

synonym study for rage

OTHER WORDS FROM rage

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Definition for rages (2 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for rages

noun

verb (intr)

Word Origin for rage

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

rage

noun

verb (used without object), raged, rag·ing.

Idioms for rage

Origin of rage

SYNONYMS FOR rage

ANTONYMS FOR rage

synonym study for rage

OTHER WORDS FROM rage

Words nearby rage

Definition for rages (2 of 2)

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Words related to rages

Example sentences from the Web for rages

British Dictionary definitions for rages

noun

verb (intr)

Word Origin for rage

Idioms and Phrases with rages