noun
rage
rayj
noun
1
Intense, uncontrolled anger.
"He was shaking with rage after reading the email."
"The crowd's rage boiled over into a full riot."
verb
1
To speak or act with fierce anger, or (of a storm, fire, etc.) to rage with great force.
"She raged at the referee's decision."
"The wildfire raged across the hillside for days."
How to Use Rage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishVery strong, often violent anger — or, for a storm or fire, burning and spreading with great force.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "outrage," which is anger specifically at something unjust or shocking, rather than anger in general.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
fly into a rage
a fit of rage
rage against something
a raging fire
Word Forms
raged past tense, rages plural, rages singular
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman rage, ultimately from Latin rabies, "madness" or "fury" — a distant cousin of the English word "rabies" itself.