fury

noun

fu·ry ˈfyu̇r-ē How to pronounce fury (audio)

ˈfyər-

plural furies

: intense, disordered, and often destructive rage

capitalized : any of the avenging deities in Greek mythology who torment criminals and inflict plagues

: an avenging spirit

: one who resembles an avenging spirit

especially : a spiteful woman

: extreme fierceness or violence

: a state of inspired exaltation : frenzy

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Dire Straits and Furies

Dire and fury share a history in Roman mythology, as each of these words is connected to the Erinyes, the avenging and terrifying deities of ancient myth who tormented criminals. The Romans referred to these goddesses as either the Dirae or the Furiae. The former is from the Latin word dirus, from which dire is descended, and the latter comes from furere, from where we get fury. The word dire is often found in conjunction with straits; in dire straits is used of a situation that is very bad or difficult. Our records indicate that this phrase began to be used in English at the end of the 18th century, when it appeared in Francis Fawkes’s The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius: “When now the heroes through the vast profound, Reach the dire straits with rocks encompass’d round.”

Example Sentences

I could see the fury in her eyes. Nothing could contain his fury over their accusations. He turned away from them in fury. The hurricane unleashed its fury on hundreds of homes and businesses.

Recent Examples on the Web Well, look, Vice President Pence was the target of Donald Trump's wrath and fury and effort to overthrow the election on January 6.

CBS News, 4 Sep. 2022 These acts loom over the family’s life like a legend, with quasi-scriptural authority, and the actors’ concentrated fury and vulnerability lends D’Ambrose’s reserved manner a vital, sometimes terrifying dramatic intensity.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 Neither orchestra nor singers maintained tidiness at Ollikainen’s unrelenting tempos, but the fury had its own quality of Beethoven overcoming adversity in finding joy, Elysium’s daughter.

Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 Beijing responded with live-fire drills and fury to a 19-hour stop over by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier this month, including shooting missiles into the waters around Taiwan’s main island for the first time since the 1990s.

Alicia Chen, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 The online publication drew fury from the president on Twitter.

Matthew Perrone And Kevin Freking, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2022 The loss sparked fury in the Sky’s veteran core, which blamed the scoreless final minutes on a mental panic, then responded with a 38-point blowout victory in Game 2.

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 Over a slithering groove, Lovato’s voice swings from snarly and woozy to unleashed fury in the first 30 seconds of the efficient rocker.

Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022 Rajapaksa's brother Mahinda Rajapaksa was forced to resign as prime minister in May as public fury grew over the crisis.

Iqbal Athas And Rhea Mogul, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	furies
释义	fury noun fu·ry ˈfyu̇r-ē ˈfyər- plural furies 1 : intense, disordered, and often destructive rage 2 a capitalized : any of the avenging deities in Greek mythology who torment criminals and inflict plagues b : an avenging spirit c : one who resembles an avenging spirit especially : a spiteful woman 3 : extreme fierceness or violence 4 : a state of inspired exaltation : frenzy Did you know? Dire Straits and Furies Dire and fury share a history in Roman mythology, as each of these words is connected to the Erinyes, the avenging and terrifying deities of ancient myth who tormented criminals. The Romans referred to these goddesses as either the Dirae or the Furiae. The former is from the Latin word dirus, from which dire is descended, and the latter comes from furere, from where we get fury. The word dire is often found in conjunction with straits; in dire straits is used of a situation that is very bad or difficult. Our records indicate that this phrase began to be used in English at the end of the 18th century, when it appeared in Francis Fawkes’s The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius: “When now the heroes through the vast profound, Reach the dire straits with rocks encompass’d round.” Synonyms battle-ax battle-axe dragon lady harpy harridan shrew termagant virago vixen See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I could see the fury in her eyes. Nothing could contain his fury over their accusations. He turned away from them in fury. The hurricane unleashed its fury on hundreds of homes and businesses. Recent Examples on the Web Well, look, Vice President Pence was the target of Donald Trump's wrath and fury and effort to overthrow the election on January 6. CBS News, 4 Sep. 2022 These acts loom over the family’s life like a legend, with quasi-scriptural authority, and the actors’ concentrated fury and vulnerability lends D’Ambrose’s reserved manner a vital, sometimes terrifying dramatic intensity. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 Neither orchestra nor singers maintained tidiness at Ollikainen’s unrelenting tempos, but the fury had its own quality of Beethoven overcoming adversity in finding joy, Elysium’s daughter. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 Beijing responded with live-fire drills and fury to a 19-hour stop over by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier this month, including shooting missiles into the waters around Taiwan’s main island for the first time since the 1990s. Alicia Chen, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 The online publication drew fury from the president on Twitter. Matthew Perrone And Kevin Freking, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2022 The loss sparked fury in the Sky’s veteran core, which blamed the scoreless final minutes on a mental panic, then responded with a 38-point blowout victory in Game 2. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 Over a slithering groove, Lovato’s voice swings from snarly and woozy to unleashed fury in the first 30 seconds of the efficient rocker. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022 Rajapaksa's brother Mahinda Rajapaksa was forced to resign as prime minister in May as public fury grew over the crisis. Iqbal Athas And Rhea Mogul, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English furie, from Latin furia, from furere to rage First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing fury sound and fury sound and fury Kids Definition fury noun fu·ry ˈfyu̇r-ē plural furies 1 : violent anger : rage 2 : wild and dangerous force the fury of the storm furies noun plural of fury as in shrews a bad-tempered scolding woman tradition has it that Socrates' wife was such a fury that the philosopher's death sentence by the authorities was not an entirely unwelcome fate Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance shrews harridans harpies termagants viragos vixens critics dragon ladies gorgons viragoes battle-axes fishwives carpers cavillers railers detractors scolds cavilers faultfinders nitpickers censurers quibblers deriders fishwifes belittlers castigators pettifoggers
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fury

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