rage

rage  (rj)

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.

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin rabia, from Latin rabis, from rabere, to be mad.]

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rage

Noun

1. intense anger or passion

2. a fashion or craze: the dance was the rage of Europe

3. aggressive behaviour associated with a specified activity or environment: road rage, school rage

4. all the rage Informal very popular

5. Austral & NZ informal a dance or party

Verb

[raging, raged]

1. to feel or show intense anger

2. to proceed violently and without restraint: the argument was still raging [Latin rabies madness]

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Rage a violent passion; sometimes used collectively.

Examples: rage of maidens, 1486; of teeth—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rage - a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage" fury, madness 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.	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" passion desire - 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, cult fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
Verb	1.	rage - behave violently, as if in state of a great anger ramp, storm behave, 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 storms be - 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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rage

noun 1. fury, temper, frenzy, rampage, tantrum, foulie Austral. (slang) hissy fit (informal) << OPPOSITE calmness

noun 2. anger, violence, passion, obsession, madness, raving, wrath, mania, agitation, ire, vehemence, high dudgeon

noun 3. craze, fashion, enthusiasm, vogue, fad (informal) latest thing

verb 4. be at its height, surge, rampage, be uncontrollable, storm

verb 5. 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) << OPPOSITE stay calm

Translations

rage [reɪdʒ] n (= fury) → rabia, furor m

vi [person] → rabiar, estar furioso; [storm] → bramar;

to fly into a rage → montar en cólera;

it's all the rage → es lo último

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rage [reɪdʒ] n (= fury) → rage f, fureur f

vi [person] → être fou(folle) de rage; [storm] → faire rage, être déchaîné(e);

to fly into a rage → se mettre en rage;

it's all the rage → cela fait fureur

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rage [reɪdʒ] n (fury) → Wut f, Zorn m

vi → toben, wüten;

it's all the rage (fashionable) → es ist der letzte Schrei;

to fly into a rage → einen Wutanfall bekommen

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rage [reɪdʒ] n (= fury) → collera, furia

vi [person] → andare su tutte le furie; [storm] → infuriare;

it's all the rage → fa furore;

to fly into a rage → andare or montare su tutte le furie