- rage
- rage1 [reıdʒ] n [U and C][Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin rabies 'anger, wildness', from rabere 'to be wild with anger']1.) a strong feeling of uncontrollable anger▪ Sobbing with rage, Carol was taken to the hospital.in a rage▪ Sam became quite frightening when he was in a rage.cry/scream/roar etc of rage▪ Just then, she heard Mr Evan's bellow of rage.red/dark/purple with rage▪ His face was red with rage.trembling/shaking with rage▪ Forester stared at his car, trembling with rage.seething/incandescent with rage(=as angry as a person can possibly be)▪ Animal rights supporters were incandescent with rage.▪ Richens was 17 when he flew into a rage and stabbed another teenager.2.) be all the rage informalto be very popular or fashionable▪ DiCaprio became all the rage after starring in the film 'Titanic'.3.) rage for stha situation in which something is very popular or fashionable▪ the rage for mobile phonesrage 2rage2 v1.) [I and T] writtento feel very angry about something and show this in the way you behave or speakrage at/against▪ He was sorry he had raged at her earlier.▪ 'How was I to know!' Jenny raged.2.)if something such as a battle, a disagreement, or a storm rages, it continues with great violence or strong emotions▪ Civil war has been raging in the country for years.▪ A debate is raging about what form pensions should take.▪ Outside, a storm was raging.rage on▪ The battle raged on (=continued) .3.) [I]if a fire or illness rages, it spreads fast and is hard to control▪ The fire raged for twelve hours and fifteen people died.▪ A great cholera epidemic raged across Europe in 1831.4.) [I] [i]informalto have fun with a group of people in a wild and uncontrolled way▪ We couldn't wait to go out and rage.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.