rage

RAYJ/ɹeɪd͡ʒ/

Pluralrages

Verbrages, raging, raged

9 meanings of rage

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1
nouncountable or uncountable
Very strong anger that you cannot hold back.
Like a fire that suddenly burns out of control.
He punched the wall in a fit of rage.
Her rage faded once she heard the whole story.
Similarfury, anger, wrath, ire, frenzy
Oppositecalm, composure, serenity
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2
verbintransitive
To shout or behave in a very angry way.
Like a kettle boiling over and hissing loudly.
He raged at the referee after the call.
Customers rage when their flights are canceled.
Similarrant, rave, fume, storm, seethe
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3
verbfigurativelyintransitive
To move with great force, the way a storm does.
Like a river overflowing and tearing through everything in its path.
The storm raged all through the night.
Wildfires rage across the dry hills every summer.
Similarrave
Oppositesubside, abate
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4
nounusually singular
A fashion or activity that is very popular right now.
Like a song everyone suddenly wants to sing.
Bubble tea became the rage among teenagers last year.
That dance move is the rage at every school party now.
Similarcraze, fad, fashion, trend, vogue
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5
nounslangAustraliaNew ZealandUScountable
A loud, exciting party with lots of energy.
Like a party so loud the whole street can hear it.
The whole block showed up for the rage on Saturday night.
Their graduation party turned into a real rage.
Similarparty, rave, bash, blowout
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6
verbslangAustraliaNew ZealandUSintransitive
To party hard and have a great time.
Like dancing all night without stopping.
We raged all weekend after finals ended.
They plan to rage at the festival next month.
Similarparty, celebrate, revel, rave
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7
noununcountable
A type of trap music with heavy bass and harsh, distorted electronic sounds.
Like rock music turned up loud and made rough on purpose.
The DJ played rage all night, shaking the whole room with bass.
She started making rage on her laptop after school.
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Less common meanings

8
nounobsoletecountable or uncountable
A very strong feeling of any kind, not just anger.
Like a feeling so strong it takes over everything you do.
A strange rage for adventure took hold of the young sailor.
He composed his finest verses in the rage of inspiration.
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9
verbobsolete
To make someone very angry.
Like throwing oil on a fire to make it burn hotter.
Such insults would rage even the calmest man.
The King is come, deale mildly with his youth, / For young hot Colts, being rag'd, do rage the more.
1595, William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”Here, rag'd means made angry or enraged.
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Origins

Meanings 1, 4–5, 7–8

It came through Middle English and Anglo-Norman from Latin words meaning "anger" or "fury."

Meanings 2–3, 6, 9

This verb came from Middle English and Old French, formed from the noun "rage."