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rage

rage

35 4.5
A very strong desire for something
  • noun
  • /reɪdʒ/
translation icon : pasión
  • And it was like this, this rage for all women.

And one of the attributes that they quote that's that's permeates through most successful people is this rage to master.

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Examples

  • What fight remained within him was fueled by rage and frustration.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • That rage is your gift.

  • But their real issue, their real rage is that they would forever be second best.

  • I think if women could get more physical, and access our rage that way, a lot would change.

  • We express our grief and our rage, our shame and our fear.

    Academic text (1993)
  • And yet, knowing her strong will, strong beliefs, and her rage against injustice, he could begin to understand it.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • We can take that energy, that rage and the sadness and purge it in all kinds of different ways.

  • There is also something more: a rage welling up and passionate caring.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Under Andre's watchful eye, Josette defends it with the rage of a novice.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Many people struggle with feelings of rage when they see injustice in the world.

Synonyms

desire
vsrage
1.6

A strong wish to have or experience something

is a much stronger, often uncontrollable wanting rather than a simple wish
passion
vsrage
463 2.5

A very strong feeling that makes someone act, like love or anger

is a more uncontrollable intense wanting rather than a motivating feeling
7.2

Very strong excitement that goes too far and is not reasonable

is an intense wanting often hard to control rather than collective excitement
rabidness
vsrage
8.3

A very strong, uncontrolled excitement or support for something

is an intense wanting that often feels uncontrollable rather than general excitement
rabidity
vsrage
9.9

Very strong, wild excitement that makes people act in an extreme way

is a focused intense wanting that is often uncontrollable rather than mere zeal

Antonyms

31 6.5

A strong dislike of something or someone

5 5.8

Not feeling interested in something, like a talk or task

Idioms

24 5.5

Very popular and fashionable at a certain time

Very angry and unable to control your words or actions

Compounds

road rage
  • NSFW
12 3.9

Angry or violent actions by drivers toward other people because of traffic

air rage
  • Literature
1 7.4

Violent or angry actions by passengers on a plane because they feel stressed and frustrated

How Strong

rage
35 4.5
craving
78 3.7
desire
1.6
to want
1.0
to interest
206 1.0

Surface Forms

rage singular
rages plural

Etymology

Rage comes from Latin rabies 'madness', giving the idea of a strong, often uncontrollable feeling. So a rage for something is like being 'mad' with desire for it, which explains the word's meaning.