rage

¹rage

noun \ˈrāj\

Definition of RAGE

1

a : violent and uncontrolled anger

b : a fit of violent wrath

c archaic : insanity

2

: violent action (as of wind or sea)

3

: an intense feeling : passion

4

: a fad pursued with intense enthusiasm <was all the rage>

Examples of RAGE

1. Her note to him was full of rage.
2. He was shaking with rage.
3. She was seized by a murderous rage.
4. His rages rarely last more than a few minutes.

Origin of RAGE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin rabia, from Latin rabies rage, madness, from rabere to be mad; akin to Sanskrit rabhas violence

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to RAGE

Synonyms

agitation, deliriousness, delirium, distraction, fever, feverishness, flap, furor, furore, fury, hysteria, frenzy, rampage, uproar

Antonyms

delight, pleasure

Related Words

chaos, confusion, disorder, havoc, pandemonium, turmoil; bedlam, bother, brouhaha, bustle, clamor, clatter, commotion, disturbance, fuss, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tempest, tumult

Near Antonyms

calm, calmness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietude, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness

See Synonym Discussion at anger, fashion

Rhymes with RAGE

age, cage, gage, Gage, gauge, mage, page, sage, stage, swage, wage

²rage

intransitive verb

ragedrag·ing

Definition of RAGE

1

: to be in a rage

2

: to be in tumult

3

: to prevail uncontrollably

Examples of RAGE

1. She raged about the injustice of their decision.
2. The manager raged at the umpire.
3. A storm was raging outside, but we were warm and comfortable indoors.
4. The fire raged for hours.

First Known Use of RAGE

14th century

Related to RAGE

Synonyms

bristle, fume, storm, make a scene, run amok (or run amuck)

Related Words

blow up, flare (up), flip (out) [slang]; bluster, carry on, fulminate, rampage, rant, rave, take on; burn, foam, seethe, smolder (or smoulder), steam; chafe, fret, stew

Near Antonyms

allay, appease, pacify, soothe; check, choke (back), collect, compose, contain, curb, pocket, rein, repress, restrain, smother, stifle, strangle, subdue, suppress, swallow; moderate, temper, tone (down); ease, let up, relax; calm, cool, hush, quell, quiet, settle, still

rage

noun \ˈrāj\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of RAGE

: violent and uncontrolled anger