road rage

noun

: a motorist's uncontrolled anger that is usually provoked by another motorist's irritating act and is expressed in aggressive or violent behavior

Examples of road rage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ryan Hawkins died after he was allegedly shot on the highway and ejected from his car, which landed in a pond, say police A deaf man from Indiana was killed in what his family members allege was a violent road rage incident, and now two people are charged with murder, say police. Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024 One person has been hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after a possible road rage shooting in East Fort Worth, according to police. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for road rage 

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Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of road rage was in 1988

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“Road rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20rage. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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