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to rage

to rage

84 4.8
To feel very angry and unable to control it
  • verb
  • /reɪdʒ/
translation icon : enfurecerse
  • He couldn't hold back his anger and began to rage at the unfair decision.

There's active, they rage and scream and shut people down.

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Examples

  • Like I didn't show anything, but inside I was like, raging against him.

  • You got to rage against the dying of the light.

  • And they blame and they rage at you every single time.

  • The black anger built in him, and he wanted to rage, to smash things, destroy them.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • But I was angry and like raging at all points and times at everybody.

  • And to my father's credit, he rages against death.

  • At those times, she knew he doubted himself, and he suffered and raged in his doubt.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • You kind of feel better because you scratched the urge to rage, but you didn't win any fans.

  • Henrietta was plenty upset already; she was raging and caterwauling in the kitchen.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • You're raging!

Synonyms

to storm
vsto rage
70 4.4

To move quickly and angrily, showing anger

is sudden intense anger acted out without restraint
to go berserk
vsto rage
  • Informal
27 7.7

To become very angry and act out of control

is intense anger expressed violently and without control
to go ballistic
vsto rage
  • Informal
22 7.5

Suddenly become very angry

is intense anger that may be sudden and out of control
to throw a tantrum
vsto rage
  • Informal
18 4.4

To show sudden strong anger or upset, often like a child

is more violent and intense than that often dramatic display
to see red
vsto rage
  • Informal
10 6.8

To become very angry suddenly

is broader intense anger, not only the instant emotional burst
4 4.6

Show strong anger or upset feelings by talking loudly

is more extreme and uncontrolled than that deliberate expression
2 3.7

To suddenly become very angry and not be able to control yourself

is more intense and often more violent than that sudden loss
1 7.4

To feel very angry while trying not to show it

is usually expressed outwardly and violently rather than being hidden
to ramp
vsto rage
  • NSFW
1 7.7

To behave in a violent, wild way

is intense emotion shown violently and without control

Antonyms

75 6.6

Keep strong feelings or memories from coming into the mind

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 Angry

to go berserk
  • Informal
27 7.7
to rage
84 4.8
to complain
1.0
to grumble
41 3.7

Surface Forms

rage infinitive
raged past
raged past participle
raging present participle
rages third person singular

Etymology

Rage as a verb comes from the same old word rabies 'madness', and it means to be violently angry or furious. So to rage is to show or feel anger in an uncontrolled, fierce way.