rage
Violent uncontrolled angerViolent uncontrolled anger.
» The fire raged out of control.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)Violent uncontrolled anger.
Wut, Zorn, Raserei
я́ростьjárostʹ, бе́шенствоbéšenstvo, гневgnev
розлютованістьrozljutovanistʹ, лютьljutʹ, лютістьljutistʹ
a feeling of intense anger
(countable, uncountable)A current fashion or fad.
Miniskirts were all the rage back then.
ражraž, крикkrik
(Australia, New Zealand, US, countable, slang, uncountable)An exciting and boisterous party.
(countable, uncountable)A subgenre of trap music originating in the United States in the 2020s, characterized by 808s and aggressive, distorted synths.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Any vehement passion.
Examples
272 sentencesThe fire raged out of control.
Tom is given to fits of rage.
ruТом подвержен приступам ярости.
The fire was raging out of control.
In a rage, Tom smothered his son to death.
Tom knocked over the table in a fit of rage.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English rage, from Anglo-Norman rage, from Late Latin rabia, from Classical LaFrom Middle English rage, from Anglo-Norman rage, from Late Latin rabia, from Classical Latin rabiēs (“anger, fury”). Doublet of rabies.
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Forms
plural: ragesSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
31 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable