rage
A very strong feeling of anger that you cannot easily control.
A very strong, often violent feeling of anger that may be hard to control.
To be very angry and show it, often by shouting or speaking in a loud, wild way.
To feel and express very strong anger, often loudly or violently.
If a war, storm, fire, or argument rages, it continues very strongly and may cause a lot of damage or noise.
(Of something like a war, storm, fire, or argument) to continue or happen with great violence or intensity.
A thing that is very popular or fashionable at one time.
Something that is extremely fashionable or popular at a particular time.
- Base: rage
- Plural: rage, rages
- Base: rage
- 3rd Person Singular: rages
- Present Participle: raging
- Past: raged
all the rage
1extremely popular or fashionable now
To be all the rage means to be very popular or fashionable at the present time.
- Smartwatches are all the rage among college students right now.
- That TV show was all the rage a few years ago, but hardly anyone watches it now.
fit of rage
1short burst of extreme anger
A short time when someone suddenly feels very strong anger and may lose control.
- In a fit of rage, he smashed his phone on the floor.
- The player pushed the referee in a fit of rage and was sent off.
fly into a rage
1suddenly become very angry
To suddenly become extremely angry, often in a way you cannot control.
- He flew into a rage when he found out they had lied to him.
- She sometimes flies into a rage over very small problems.
in a rage
1in a state of extreme anger
To be in a rage means to feel very, very angry.
- She drove off in a rage after the argument.
- He was in a rage and refused to talk to anyone.
rage against [something]
1protest or fight angrily
To show strong anger and opposition to something, often in a loud or emotional way.
- Citizens continue to rage against corruption in the government.
- Artists have long raged against censorship and control.
rage on
1keep going with intensity
To continue for a long time in a strong or active way, often about something like a war, storm, or party.
- The argument raged on long after most guests had left.
- As the night wore on, the party raged on until sunrise.
rage out
1behave in wild anger or excitement
To act in a very wild way because you are extremely angry or very excited, often at a party or concert.
- They raged out at the concert until they lost their voices.
- He started to rage out when he heard about the unfair rule.
rage quit
1stop a game in anger
To suddenly leave or stop a game, app, or activity because you are very angry or frustrated.
- After losing three times in a row, he rage quit the game.
- She got so frustrated with the bugs that she rage quit the meeting call.
road rage
1violent anger while driving
Very strong anger and aggressive actions by drivers in traffic, for example shouting or driving dangerously.
- The incident was blamed on road rage after one driver cut off another.
- Campaigns have been launched to reduce road rage on busy highways.
the latest rage
1newest very fashionable thing
The thing that is very new and very fashionable at the moment.
- Virtual reality games are the latest rage among teenagers.
- Those shoes used to be the latest rage, but now they look old-fashioned.