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rage

n. countable
C1 Advanced Oxford US //ˈɹeɪdʒ// UK //ɹˈeɪdʒ// rage Archaic Slang

n. a wild, energetic party or a very lively concert. You use this when the music is loud and everyone is dancing or jumping around with a lot of energy.

n. an intense, high-energy social gathering or musical performance, typically within electronic or hip-hop subcultures. Often used to describe events characterized by aggressive dancing and high levels of physical exertion.


SIMPLE

The concert was a total rage from start to finish.

CONTEXTUAL

After the festival ended, the crowd moved to a nearby warehouse for an all-night rage.

COMPLEX

While the venue was small, the sheer intensity of the performance turned the evening into a legendary rage that fans still talk about years later.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle English rage, from Anglo-Norman rage, from Late Latin rabia, from Classical Latin rabiēs (“anger, fury”). Doublet of rabies. Displaced native Middle English wode, from Old English wōd ("madness, fury, rage"; compare Modern dialectal English wood (“mad, insane, furious, raging”)); and Middle English hotherte (“anger”), from Old English hātheort (“fury, anger, wrath, rage”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English ragen, from Old French rager, ragier, from the noun (see above). Displaced native Middle English weden (“to rage with anger”), from Old English wēdan (“to rage”), and Old English iersian, among other synonyms.

Usage

In this slang sense, it is frequently used with the verb 'throw' or 'have'.

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