rage

rage
rage1 [ reıdʒ ] noun *
count or uncount a very strong feeling of anger:
Her eyes filled with tears of rage and frustration.
fly into a rage: He would sometimes fly into a rage for no apparent reason.
a. uncount MAINLY JOURNALISM angry violent behavior in a public situation. For example, road rage is violent behavior by drivers:
It is clear that air rage is now on the increase.
(all) the rage INFORMAL
very popular:
Internet shopping is now all the rage.
rage
rage 2 [ reıdʒ ] verb intransitive
1. ) rage or rage on MAINLY JOURNALISM to continue with a lot of force, violence, or angry arguments:
Fierce fighting raged for several days.
Outside, the storm continued to rage.
2. ) MAINLY LITERARY to shout angrily at someone:
Don't lie to me! she raged.
I could hear one of the customers raging at him.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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