fury
Extreme angerExtreme anger.
» Tom's sadness quickly turned to fury.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Extreme anger.
Wut
я́ростьjárostʹ, бе́шенствоbéšenstvo, неи́стовствоneístovstvo
a feeling of intense anger
(countable, uncountable)Strength or violence in action.
(countable, uncountable)An angry or malignant person.
Furie
(obsolete)A thief.
Examples
34 sentencesTom's sadness quickly turned to fury.
Friendly words will mitigate their fury.
deFreundliche Worte werden ihre Wut abmildern. — Yorwba
Tom was beside himself with fury.
ruТом был вне себя от ярости. — Wezel
deTom war außer sich vor Wut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Kind words will mitigate their fury.
The fury went out of her speeches.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English furie, from Old French furie, from Latin furia (“rage”). Borrowed froFrom Middle English furie, from Old French furie, from Latin furia (“rage”).
Borrowed from Latin fur (“thief”).
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Forms
plural: furiesSynonyms
16 synonyms- a feeling of intense anger:ragemadness
- (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals:EumenidesErinyes
- the property of being wild or turbulent:ferocityfiercenessfuriousnessvehemenceviolencewildness
- state of violent mental agitation:crazedeliriumfrenzyhysteria
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable