rage
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.a feeling of very strong, violent, and uncontrolled anger.
n.a state of violent, uncontrolled anger or fury. Often used with 'fly into' or 'be filled with'.
Simple“He was shaking with rage after he found out they had lied to him.”
In context“The customer's quiet frustration suddenly boiled over into a blind rage, causing him to shout at the bewildered staff.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
n.something that is extremely popular for a short time.
n.a temporary fashion, fad, or craze that enjoys widespread popularity.
Simple“In the 1990s, these digital pets were all the rage among school children.”
In context“While minimalist architecture is currently the rage in urban development, critics argue it lacks the character of traditional designs.”
UsageAlmost always used in the phrase 'all the rage'.
- 03 C1 Advanced
n.a style of modern trap music with loud, aggressive electronic sounds.
n.a subgenre of trap music characterized by aggressive, distorted synthesizers and high-energy production.
Simple“The festival featured several rage artists who kept the crowd jumping all night.”
In context“The producer's signature rage sound relies heavily on overdriven 808s and repetitive, hypnotic synth leads.”
- 04 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.to continue with great force or violence, like a storm or a fire.
v.to continue with great intensity or unchecked force; typically used of storms, fires, or battles.
Simple“The forest fire continued to rage despite the efforts of the local firefighters.”
In context“A fierce debate is currently raging within the scientific community regarding the validity of the new data.”
- 05 C1 Advanced
v.to party in a very loud, wild, and energetic way.
v.to engage in boisterous, high-energy partying or celebration.
Simple“The students decided to rage all weekend after finishing their final exams.”
In context“The beach town is known as a place where tourists come to rage until the early hours of the morning.”
Synonymscelebratecarouse
“Spain's president of the Aragón region announced on Sunday that a soldier had died in the Peñas de Riglos fire, while flames continued to rage on Portugal's border with Spain.”
“French reinforcements were due to help contain the wildfire in the north-eastern region, which has raged for a week and threatened a 1,000-year-old monastery.”
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”).
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.