rage
a feeling of intense anger
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,512 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,099 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a feeling of intense anger also: fury, madness hell hath no fury like a woman scornedhis face turned red with rage
- a state of extreme anger she fell into a rage and refused to answer
- something that is desired intensely also: passion his rage for fame destroyed him
- violent state of the elements the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks
- an interest followed with exaggerated zeal also: fad, craze, furor, furore, cult he always follows the latest fadsit was all the rage that season
verb
- behave violently, as if in state of a great anger also: ramp, storm
- be violent; as of fires and storms
- feel intense anger Rage against the dying of the light!
rage in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He refused them with a gesture of rage.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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And Arch held on, bursting with rage and glaring up at the boy.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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The wicked brothers stamped and foamed with rage when they saw the failure of their wicked designs.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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His colour sickened more and more, He faded into age; And then his enemies began To show their deadly rage.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1