rage

R0021100 (rāj)n.1. a. Violent, explosive anger. See Synonyms at anger.b. A fit of anger.2. Furious intensity, as of a storm or disease.3. A burning desire; a passion: a rage for innovation in music.4. A current, eagerly adopted fashion; a fad or craze: when torn jeans were all the rage.intr.v. raged, rag·ing, rag·es 1. To speak or act in violent anger: raged at the mindless bureaucracy.2. To move with great violence or intensity: A storm raged through the mountains.3. To spread or prevail forcefully: The plague raged for months.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *rabia, from Latin rabiēs, from rabere, to be mad.]

rage

(reɪdʒ) n1. intense anger; fury2. violent movement or action, esp of the sea, wind, etc3. great intensity of hunger, sexual desire, or other feelings4. aggressive behaviour associated with a specified environment or activity: road rage; school rage. 5. a fashion or craze (esp in the phrase all the rage)6. informal Austral and NZ a dance or partyvb (intr) 7. to feel or exhibit intense anger8. (esp of storms, fires, etc) to move or surge with great violence9. (Pathology) (esp of a disease or epidemic) to spread rapidly and uncontrollably10. informal Austral and NZ to have a good time[C13: via Old French from Latin rabiēs madness]

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n., v. raged, rag•ing. n. 1. angry fury; violent anger. 2. a fit of violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a flight attendant attacked, the unfortunate victim of air rage. 3. fury or violence of wind, waves, fire, disease, etc. 4. violence of feeling, desire, or appetite. 5. a violent desire or passion. 6. ardor; fervor; enthusiasm. 7. an object of current popularity; fad: I remember when long hair was all the rage. 8. Archaic. insanity. v.i. 9. to act or speak with fury; show or feel violent anger. 10. to move, rush, dash, or surge furiously. 11. to proceed, continue, or prevail with great violence. [1250–1300; (n.) Middle English < Old French < Late Latin rabia, Latin rabiēs rabies; (v.) Middle English < Old French ragier, derivative of rage] rag′ing•ly, adv. syn: See anger.

ire, rage, fury - Ire suggests greater intensity than anger, rage suggests loss of self-control, and fury is destructive rage verging on madness.See also related terms for madness.

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- Traces back to Latin rabia, an alteration of rabies, meaning "fury, madness."See also related terms for madness.

Rage

a violent passion; sometimes used collectively.Examples: rage of maidens, 1486; of teeth—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

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Past participle: raged
Gerund: raging

Imperative
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Present
I rage
you rage
he/she/it rages
we rage
you rage
they rage

Preterite
I raged
you raged
he/she/it raged
we raged
you raged
they raged

Present Continuous
I am raging
you are raging
he/she/it is raging
we are raging
you are raging
they are raging

Present Perfect
I have raged
you have raged
he/she/it has raged
we have raged
you have raged
they have raged

Past Continuous
I was raging
you were raging
he/she/it was raging
we were raging
you were raging
they were raging

Past Perfect
I had raged
you had raged
he/she/it had raged
we had raged
you had raged
they had raged

Future
I will rage
you will rage
he/she/it will rage
we will rage
you will rage
they will rage

Future Perfect
I will have raged
you will have raged
he/she/it will have raged
we will have raged
you will have raged
they will have raged

Future Continuous
I will be raging
you will be raging
he/she/it will be raging
we will be raging
you will be raging
they will be raging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been raging
you have been raging
he/she/it has been raging
we have been raging
you have been raging
they have been raging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been raging
you will have been raging
he/she/it will have been raging
we will have been raging
you will have been raging
they will have been raging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been raging
you had been raging
he/she/it had been raging
we had been raging
you had been raging
they had been raging

Conditional
I would rage
you would rage
he/she/it would rage
we would rage
you would rage
they would rage

Past Conditional
I would have raged
you would have raged
he/she/it would have raged
we would have raged
you would have raged
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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rage - a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"fury, madnessanger, ire, choler - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievancewrath - intense anger (usually on an epic scale)lividity - a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored
	2.	rage - a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer"angriness, anger - the state of being angry
	3.	rage - something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him"passiondesire - something that is desired
	4.	rage - violent state of the elements; "the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks"violence - a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.
	5.	rage - an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"craze, fad, furor, furore, cultfashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
Verb	1.	rage - behave violently, as if in state of a great angerramp, stormbehave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
	2.	rage - be violent; as of fires and stormsbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	rage - feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit, blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combust - get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"foam at the mouth, froth at the mouth - be in a state of uncontrolled anger

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noun1. fury, temper, frenzy, rampage, tantrum, fit of pique, fit of temper I flew into a rage.
fury pleasure, joy, resignation, acceptance, good humour, calmness, equanimity, gladness2. anger, violence, passion, obsession, madness, raving, wrath, mania, agitation, ire, vehemence, high dudgeon The people are full of fear and rage.3. craze, fashion, enthusiasm, obsession, vogue, fad (informal), latest thing the latest technological rageverb1. be at its height, surge, rampage, be turbulent, be uncontrollable, storm The war rages on and the time has come to take sides.2. be furious, rave, blow up (informal), fume, lose it (informal), fret, seethe, crack up (informal), see red (informal), chafe, lose the plot (informal), go ballistic (slang, chiefly U.S.), rant and rave, foam at the mouth, lose your temper, blow a fuse (slang, chiefly U.S.), fly off the handle (informal), be incandescent, go off the deep end (informal), throw a fit (informal), wig out (slang), go up the wall (slang), blow your top, lose your rag (slang), be beside yourself, flip your lid (slang) He was annoyed, no doubt, but not raging.
be furious accept, stay calm, keep your cool, resign yourself to, remain unruffledall the rage in fashion, fashionable, in style, much sought-after, in great demand, du jour (French), the latest thing, culty, the new I was a teenager at the time when platform shoes were all the rage.

rage

noun1. Violent or unrestrained anger:furor, fury, irateness, ire, wrath, wrathfulness.2. A subject or activity that inspires lively interest:craze, enthusiasm, mania, passion.3. The current custom:craze, fad, fashion, furor, mode, style, trend, vogue.Informal: thing.Idioms: the in thing, the last word, the latest thing.verbTo be or become angry:anger, blow up, boil over, bristle, burn, explode, flare up, foam, fume, seethe.Informal: steam.Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling, lose one's temper, see red.

Translations

愤怒汹涌激烈地进行狂吹猖獗

rage

(reidʒ) noun1. (a fit of) violent anger. He flew into a rage; He shouted with rage. 大怒，愤怒 2. violence; great force. the rage of the sea.猛烈 verb1. to act or shout in great anger. He raged at his secretary.大怒2. (of wind, storms etc) to be violent; to blow with great force. The storm raged all night. 汹涌，狂吹 3. (of battles, arguments etc) to be carried on with great violence. The battle raged for two whole days.激烈地进行4. (of diseases etc) to spread quickly and affect many people. Fever was raging through the town.猖獗ˈraging adjective violent; extreme. raging toothache; a raging storm.剧烈的(all) the rage very much in fashion. 流行

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air rage

Sudden, unruly, and often violently aggressive behavior of a passenger aboard an airplane, generally while in the air, which puts the safety of other passengers, the crew, or the airplane at risk. The term is modeled on "road rage," which is the equivalent behavior in relation to driving. Airline crews are trained to diffuse incidents of air rage, which often start as minor disputes between passengers.See also: air, rage

in a rage

Furious; very angry. I'd steer clear of dad right now—he's in a rage because of some problem at work. I can't stand sitting in traffic, it totally gets me in a rage.See also: rage

all the rage

slang Very popular. Disco music was all the rage in the 1970s. I can't believe that stupid dance is all the rage right now.See also: all, rage

be all the rage

slang Of a thing or trend, to be very popular. Disco music was all the rage in the 1970s. I can't believe that stupid dance is all the rage right now.See also: all, rage

boil with (an emotion)

To express or feel an emotion, typically anger, very intensely. Things are often tense between my mom and my aunt, so when they had to spend days together on our family vacation, they were soon boiling with anger. When I saw that someone had backed into my new car, I immediately boiled with rage.See also: boil

bristle with rage

To show sudden anger. I bristled with rage when I saw that someone had hit my car overnight.See also: bristle, rage

fly into a rage

To become uncontrollably angry; to lose control of one's temper. Samantha flew into a rage when she heard that her brother would be getting the family's old car. I know you're upset, but there's no point flying into a rage like that. It was just an honest mistake.See also: fly, rage

fly into a temper

To become uncontrollably angry; to lose control of one's temper. Samantha flew into a temper when she heard that her brother would be getting the family's old car. I know you're upset, but there's no point flying into a temper like that. It was just an honest mistake.See also: fly, temper

rage against (someone or something)

To protest, criticize, or vent angrily about someone or something. I spent a lot of my teenage years raging against my parents, but looking back, I gave them way more grief than they deserved. Employees has formed a picket line outside of the company as they rage against proposed cuts to their pay and pension schemes.See also: rage

rage at (someone or something)

To vent one's intense anger or frustration directly at someone or something, whether or not they are the cause of it. Humiliated by his lowly position and poor treatment at work, Tom began raging at his family every evening when he got home. Raging at the dog for pooping on the carpet isn't going to solve anything, Sarah.See also: rage

rage uncontrollably

1. To become so furious as to lose control of one's own thoughts or actions. He raged uncontrollably after learning about his daughter's death.2. To grow and intensify to a huge and uncontrollable degree The wildfire has been raging uncontrollably for the past three days. Debate around this issue has been raging uncontrollably throughout this election.See also: rage

rage out of control

1. To become so furious as to lose control of one's own thoughts or actions. He raged out of control after learning about his daughter's death.2. To grow and intensify to a huge, destructive, and uncontrollable degree The wildfire has been raging out of control for the past three days. Debate around this issue has been raging out of control throughout this election.See also: control, of, out, rage

rage over (something)

1. To become furious about something. He sat there raging over the fact that he'd been passed over for the promotion.2. Of an argument, fight, debate, controversy, etc., to continue with fierce and unabating intensity. A debate has been raging over who should benefit most from a government tax cut. Controversy continues to rage over pictures of prison guard physically assaulting inmates.See also: over, rage

rage through (something)

1. To spread through some region or area with great intensity and destructive force. A huge storm has been raging through the Pacific Northwest for the last week. The deadly wildfire continues to rage through Northern California.2. Of an argument, fight, debate, controversy, etc., to spread through some place or thing with fierce and unabating intensity. A debate has been raging through our office right now about who the best football player of all time is. Controversy continues to rage through the country over the proposed legislation.3. To move through some place or thing in a fit of furious anger. The boss raged through the office after hearing about the dismal sales numbers from last quarter. I always knew to avoid my father when he raged through the house in one of his drunken stupors.See also: rage, through

the rage

slang That which is currently very popular or trendy. It's really weird how big bushy beards have suddenly become the rage with young men in this country. That stupid song might be the rage right now, but give it a year and no one will even remember what it's called.See also: rage

all the rage

Fig. in current fashion; being a current fad. A new dance called the "floppy disc" is all the rage. Wearing a rope instead of a belt was all the rage in those days.See also: all, rage

bristle with rage

and bristle with anger; bristle with indignationFig. to demonstrate one's anger, rage, or displeasure with a strong negative response. (Alludes to a dog or cat raising the hair on its back in anger or as a threat.) She was just bristling with anger. I don't know what set her off. Walter bristled with rage as he saw the damage to his new car.See also: bristle, rage

fly into a rage

Fig. to become enraged suddenly. When he heard the report, he flew into a rage. We were afraid that she would fly into a rage.See also: fly, rage

rage against someone or something

to vent one's anger about someone or something; to criticize someone or something severely. She exhausted herself raging against Judy. Mary is raging about the office politics again.See also: rage

rage at someone or something

to direct one's anger at someone or something. Why are you raging at me? What on earth did I do? Nothing can be solved by raging at the police department.See also: rage

rage out of control

to become uncontrollable. The fire raged out of control and threatened the residential area. If we didn't do something quickly, the fire would be raging out of control.See also: control, of, out, rage

rage over someone or something

to fight furiously over someone or something. The two managers both wanted to hire the same prospective employee. They raged over her for nearly an hour. The bean raged over that one fish for a long time.See also: over, rage

rage through something

1. Lit. [for a fire] to burn rapidly through an area or a building. The fire raged through the unoccupied building. When the fire began to rage through the forest, we knew we had better head for the river. 2. Fig. [for someone] to move rapidly through some sequence or process, as if in a rage. Harry raged through the contract, looking for more errors. She raged through the book, angry with everything she read.See also: rage, through

all the rage

Also, all the thing. The current or latest fashion, with the implication that it will be short-lived, as in In the 1940s the lindy-hop was all the rage. The use of rage reflects the transfer of an angry passion to an enthusiastic one; thing is vaguer. [Late 1700s] These terms are heard less often today than the synonym the thing. See also: all, rage

all the rage

INFORMALIf something is all the rage, it is very popular and fashionable. The 1950s look is all the rage at the moment. He wore a strange outfit which might have been all the rage when Dickens was busy scribbling. Note: You can also just say that something is the rage. This style of sleeve became the rage.See also: all, rage

all the rage

very popular or fashionable. Rage is used here in the sense of a widespread (and often temporary) enthusiasm or fashion. 1998 New Scientist The weather people call this repetition ‘ensemble forecasting’, and it has been all the rage since an unexpected storm blew in late one evening and ripped through southern Britain in October 1987 . See also: all, rage

fly into a ˈrage, ˈtemper, etc.

suddenly become very angry: She flies into a rage every time anybody suggests that she should stop working so hard.See also: fly

all the ˈrage

(informal) very popular or fashionable: Short hair is all the rage at the moment. OPPOSITE: old hatSee also: all, rage

rage against

v. To protest something angrily or violently: The marching protestors were raging against the new taxes.See also: rage

rage at

v. To express or direct strong anger toward someone or something: The sergeant raged at the troops for falling behind the rest of the platoon.See also: rage

the rage

n. the current fad; an irresistible fad. (Often with all the. Old but recurrent.) One rage after another. Can’t I find something that will stay the same for a while? See also: rage

rage

in. to party; to celebrate. (Collegiate.) Fred and Mary were raging over at the frat house last weekend.

road rage

Extreme anger at another automobile driver, resulting in dangerous maneuvers. The term has been applied to such extreme situations as one driver shooting another because he or she has not allowed him to pass. Indeed, it originated at a Los Angeles news station in 1987–88, describing a number of shootings on nearby freeways. A Denver Post headline read: “Road-rage Killer Unrepentant” as he was sentenced to two consecutive life terms (April 17, 2007). In Michael Genelin’s The Magician’s Accomplice (2010), a driver deliberately tried to run a woman over, even though “What had happened did not suggest she had done something on her bike which had propelled a driver into an episode of road rage.”See also: rage, road

towering rage, in a

Extremely angry. Towering has been used in the sense of rising to a pitch of violence or intensity since Shakespeare’s time. Shakespeare wrote, “The brauery of his griefe did put me into a towring passion” (Hamlet, 5.2). The precise modern locution appeared in William Black’s Green Pastures and Piccadilly (1877), “He came down in a towering rage.” It may now be obsolescent.See also: towering

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noun fury

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noun anger

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noun craze

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verb be at its height

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verb be furious

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phrase all the rage

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noun violent or unrestrained anger

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noun a subject or activity that inspires lively interest

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noun the current custom

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verb to be or become angry

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