fury
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈfjʊəri/
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furia
- She could see the fury in his eyes as he learned about the betrayal.
- sound and fury
I'd go around walking constantly in a fury at the lies.
- I'd go around walking constantly in a fury at the lies.
- A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
- Now hell hath no fury like a narcissist scorned.
- When they're very angry, they go black with fury and they, they hiss.
- The heat was all that mattered now, her fury at his weaknesses.
- We just immediately go from, you know, a simple incident igniting, a fury of cancellation and aggravation.
- And this really spurred them on to attack us with much greater fury.
- And the reaction of the music industry to that was one of shock and absolute fury, which is understandable.
- And hell hath no fury like a sociopath or a narcissist scorned.
- And and and he cracked and the fury went and he he confessed.
- So accommodators hope based how do they signal fury, the silent treatment?
- We'd had urgent fury, which was Grenada had just cause.
- And so the fury, that's how we started.
Examples
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Hernandez has a look of fury in his eyes.
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His eyes blazed with sudden fury, and, in a strange way, I felt relieved.
Fiction book (1990) -
And he fought with his own pain, his fury at being unable to help her.
Fiction book (1991) -
I'd go around walking constantly in a fury at the lies.
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Nevertheless, he was still fighting against his own fury and lowered his voice.
Fiction book (1990) -
The words were muffled by the door, but the fury behind them came through.
Fiction book (1991) -
And yet his grief and fury weren't satisfied.
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Peace will have to await a reduction in the fury of hatred and suspicion.
Academic text (2002) -
Nathan fell back a step before the fury he saw on Joshua's face.
Fiction book (1990) -
I've learned to control fear, but the fury that surged through me pushed me right to the edge.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
957
1.0
A very strong feeling of being upset or annoyed
393
3.4
A very strong feeling of anger you cannot control
172
6.8
A very strong anger that wants revenge
22
7.9
Strong anger you feel when someone does something unfair
A strong feeling of anger and impatience
A strong feeling of anger and impatience
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
A very strong angry feeling that makes someone act violently and destroy things
How Angry
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fury comes from the Latin furia 'rage' and from the mythological Furies, spirits who caused violent anger. So fury today means very strong, violent anger and you can see the same root in furious.