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rage — violent uncontrollable anger

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: violent uncontrollable anger

Pronunciation (IPA): /reɪdʒ/

Example Sentences

  • My mom went into a rage when she found pizza boxes under my bed for the third time.
  • Smartphones are all the rage among teenagers these days.
  • The teacher's face turned red with rage when students kept playing games during the lecture.

rage

NOUN

[/reɪdʒ/]

violent uncontrollable anger

a red-faced chef violently throws pots and pans across the kitchen while screaming. His face is twisted with fury as he kicks over a trash bin and sweeps dishes off the counter. A waiter had accidentally dropped a tray of food, causing the chef to completely lose control. The spilled food on the floor triggered an explosion of violent anger that shocked everyone nearby. Other kitchen staff duck and cover as flying cookware crashes around them. Some workers back away in fear while others try to calm the situation. violent uncontrollable anger taking over completely
💡 Concept

a red-faced chef violently throws pots and pans across the kitchen while screaming. His face is twisted with fury as he kicks over a trash bin and sweeps dishes off the counter. A waiter had accidentally dropped a tray of food, causing the chef to completely lose control. The spilled food on the floor triggered an explosion of violent anger that shocked everyone nearby. Other kitchen staff duck and cover as flying cookware crashes around them. Some workers back away in fear while others try to calm the situation. violent uncontrollable anger taking over completely

Rage burns bright in a cage on stage!
🎵 Rhyme

Rage burns bright in a cage on stage!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/reɪdʒ/
🇬🇧 UK/reɪdʒ/

🌳Etymology

Rootrage

Origin

Rage comes from Old French 'rage', which derives from Latin 'rabies' meaning madness, fury, or rabies (the disease). The semantic shift from the violent state of a rabid animal to the general concept of intense anger occurred in French before the word entered English.

Breakdown

Old French 'rage' from Latin 'rabies' (madness, fury, rabies disease). The root 'rabies' originally referred to the frenzied state of infected animals, which became metaphorically extended to describe intense human anger.

🎵Rhyme

cagestagepageage
cage
stage
page
age

🔗Collocations

fly into a rage
road rage
blind rage
rage against
uncontrollable rage
all the rage

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My mom went into a rage when she found pizza boxes under my bed for the third time.”

“Smartphones are all the rage among teenagers these days.”

😄 Fun example

“The teacher's face turned red with rage when students kept playing games during the lecture.”

“The hurricane raged across the coast, destroying everything in its path.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

furyangerwrathireindignation

Antonyms

calmpeaceserenity

Related

angryfuriousenragedirritatedoutrage

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