furious
adjective /ˈfjʊəriəs/
/ˈfjʊriəs/
- Their incompetence made me furious.
- furious at something/somebody She was absolutely furious at having been deceived.
- furious with somebody/yourself He was furious with himself for letting things get so out of control.
- furious that… I'm furious that I wasn't told about it.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb2- The president is said to be furious at the newspaper report.
- You must be furious at me for not telling you sooner.
- I was furious at the way we'd been treated.
- She was still furious over suggestions that she had lied to the public.
- I'm still furious with him.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- absolutely
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- a furious debate
- She drove off at a furious pace.
- A furious row broke out last night after it was revealed that hundreds of prisoners had been released early from jail.
- Play was fast and furious in the opening minutes of the game.
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French furieus, from Latin furiosus, from furia ‘fury’.