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fury

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fu·ry  (fyr)
n. pl. fu·ries
1. Violent anger; rage. See Synonyms at anger.
2. Violent, uncontrolled action; turbulence.
3. Furies Greek & Roman Mythology The three terrible winged goddesses with serpentine hair, Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone, who pursue and punish doers of unavenged crimes.
4. A woman regarded as angry or spiteful.

[Middle English furie, from Old French, from Latin furia, from furere, to rage.]

fury
Noun
pl -ries
1. violent anger
2. uncontrolled violence: the fury of the sea
3. an outburst of violent anger
4. a person with a violent temper
5. like fury Old-fashioned with great energy, strength, or power [Latin furere to be furious]

Fury
Noun
pl -ries See Furies
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.furyfury - a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"
anger, ire, choler - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
wrath - intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
lividity - a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored
2.furyfury - state of violent mental agitation    
nympholepsy - a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable
manic disorder, mania - a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
epidemic hysertia, mass hysteria - a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation
3.furyfury - the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"
intensiveness, intensity - high level or degree; the property of being intense
savageness, savagery - the property of being untamed and ferocious; "the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters"; "a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums"
4.Fury - (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals
classical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks
Alecto - one of the three Furies
Megaera - one of the three Furies
Tisiphone - one of the three Furies

fury
noun 1. anger, passion, rage, madness, frenzy, wrath, ire, red mist (informal) impetuosity << OPPOSITE calmness
Translations
fury [ˈfjuərɪ] nfuria

fury [ˈfjuərɪ] nfureur f

fury [ˈfjuərɪ] nWut f;
to be in a fury → in Rage sein

fury [ˈfjuərɪ] nfurore m

fury
n fury [ˈfjuəri]
very great anger; rage She was in a terrible fury. woede هَيَجان، غَضَب شَديد ярост zuřivost, vztek raseri die Raserei οργή furia raev خشم جنون آمیز raivo fureur זַעַם कोप, तीव्रता bijes, srdžba düh kemarahan ofsabræði furia, furore 激怒 격분한 įsiūtis, įtūžis niknums; trakums kemarahan woede raseri furia fúria furie ярость zúrivosť bes bes raseri, ursinne ความโกรธจัด öfke 狂怒 сказ; лютість غضب ناکی cơn giận dữ điên cuồng
adj furious
1 very angry She was furious with him about it. woedend هائِج، غاضِب جِداً разярен zuřivý, vzteklý rasende rasend,wütend εξοργισμένος furioso maruvihane خشمگین raivoissaan furieux כּועֵס מְאוֹד तीव्र कोध bijesan, gnjevan dühös marah ofsareiður furioso 激怒した 격분한 įsiutęs, įtūžęs nikns; saniknots meradang woedend rasende wściekły furioso furios взбешённый zúrivý besen besan rasande, ursinnig โกรธจัด öfkeli 狂怒的 оскаженілий بہت غصہ giận dữ, điên tiết
2 violent a furious argument. woedende عَنيف، مُحْتَدِم яростен divoký, urputný forbitret heftig βίαιος, λυσσαλέος furioso, violento raevukas سرسام آور raivokas acharné עָז हिसंक, प्रबल, तेज žestok, buran ádáz sengit ofsalegur furibondo すさまじい 격렬한 įnirtingas, aistringas negants; nevaldāms hebat hevig voldsom, desperat gwałtowny furioso violent яростный úporný ogorčen žustar våldsam, häftig รุนแรง sert, şiddetli 劇烈的 несамовитий, навіжений سرگرم mãnh liệt, dữ dội
like fury
with great effort, enthusiasm etc She drove like fury. helleveeg بِعُنْف، بِشِدَّه с настървение jako ďas som bare pokker wie toll με μανία como loco; con furia nagu meeletu دیوانه وار؛ به شدت تمام vimmatusti furieusement, avec acharnement בְּצוּרה עַצבַּנִית आवेश समान kao furija, žestoko, bijesno mint egy megszállott penuh semangat ofsalega, af mikilli ákefð come una furia 猛烈に 맹렬한 기세로 kaip pašėlęs pilnā sparā penuh semangat als een furie som bare pokker, i rasende fart jak burza, z pasją furiosamente ca un nebun, cu patimă как бешеный ako fúria kot obseden poput furije av bara katten, i rasande fart ด้วยความพยายามอย่างมาก deli gibi 猛烈地 скажено آپے سے باہر ہو کر như điên


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After a few days he came forth and slaughtered the cattle, and, killing the Shepherds who had attacked him, raged with angry fury.
She moved towards him with her hands extended, and had just seized him when the catch of the locked box--due to some movement from within-- flew open, and the king-cobra-killer flew at her with a venomous fury impossible to describe.
But this fury had vented itself most fully on the two brothers when they were overtaken by the murderers, thanks to the precaution which William -- the man of precautions -- had taken in having the gates of the city closed.
 
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