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.