rage

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 informal
to be very popular or fashionable
DiCaprio became all the rage after starring in the film 'Titanic'.
3.) rage for sth
a situation in which something is very popular or fashionable
the rage for mobile phones
rage 2
rage2 v
1.) [I and T] written
to feel very angry about something and show this in the way you behave or speak
rage 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]informal
to 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.

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