Rage

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English

Etymology

Old French, from a variant of Latin rabies 'rabies'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA:/reɪdʒ/

Noun

Rage (plural Rages)

  1. Violent uncontrolled anger.
    • "Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Dylan Thomas, Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night.
  2. A current fashion or fad.
    • ". . . all the rage."

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Verb

to rage (third-person singular simple present rages, present participle raging, simple past raged, past participle raged)

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: To act or speak in uncontrolled anger.

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: To move with great violence, as a storm etc.

Translations


French

Noun

rage f. (plural: rages)

  1. rage
  2. rabies

German

Noun

die Rage f. (no plural)

  1. coll.: fury, rage (see above)

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