red

1
[ red ]
/ rɛd /

noun

adjective, red·der, red·dest.

Idioms for red

Origin of red

1
before 900; Middle English red, Old English rēad; cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, Old Norse raudhr, Latin rūfus, ruber, Greek erythrós; see rubella, rufescent, erythro-

OTHER WORDS FROM red

red·ly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for see red (1 of 3)

red 1
/ (rɛd) /

noun

adjective redder or reddest

verb reds, redding or redded

another word for redden

Derived forms of red

redly, adverb redness, noun

Word Origin for red

Old English rēad; compare Old High German rōt, Gothic rauths, Latin ruber, Greek eruthros, Sanskrit rohita

British Dictionary definitions for see red (2 of 3)

red 2
/ (rɛd) /

verb reds, redding, red or redded

(tr) a variant spelling of redd 1

British Dictionary definitions for see red (3 of 3)

Red
/ (rɛd) informal /

adjective

Communist, Socialist, or Soviet
radical, leftist, or revolutionary

noun

a member or supporter of a Communist or Socialist Party or a national of a state having such a government, esp the former Soviet Union
a radical, leftist, or revolutionary

Word Origin for Red

C19: from the colour chosen to symbolize revolutionary socialism

Cultural definitions for see red

see red

To be or become extremely angry: “When Roger realized that he had been duped, he started to see red.”

Idioms and Phrases with see red (1 of 2)

see red

Become very angry, as in I saw red when I learned they had not invited Tom and his family. The precise allusion in this term is not known, but it probably refers to the longstanding association of the color red with passion and anger. [Colloquial; c. 1900]

Idioms and Phrases with see red (2 of 2)

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