fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion.
last year's fad is over
rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad.
Cajun food was the rage nearly everywhere for a time
crossword puzzles once seemed just a passing craze but have lasted
Examples of rage in a Sentence
Noun
Her note to him was full of rage.
He was shaking with rage.
She was seized by a murderous rage.
His rages rarely last more than a few minutes. Verb
She raged about the injustice of their decision.
The manager raged at the umpire.
A storm was raging outside, but we were warm and comfortable indoors.
The fire raged for hours.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Executives acknowledged that tech companies had gone overboard with hiring during the lockdown period when distance work and remote education were all the rage.—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024 As the civilian death toll soared into the tens of thousands, so did expressions of rage against Israel, including on university campuses.—Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2024
Verb
Daniel Ings: The raging coke addiction and the gambling problem?—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024 One of those '80s stars who had a raging drug problem.—Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for rage
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin rabia, from Latin rabies rage, madness, from rabere to be mad; akin to Sanskrit rabhas violence
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