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English noun: fury

1. fury (feeling) a feeling of intense anger


SamplesHell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
His face turned red with rage.


Synonymsmadness, rage


Broader (hypernym)anger, choler, ire


Narrower (hyponym)lividity, wrath

2. fury (state) state of violent mental agitation


Synonymscraze, delirium, frenzy, hysteria


Broader (hypernym)mania, manic disorder


Narrower (hyponym)epidemic hysertia, mass hysteria, nympholepsy

3. fury (attribute) the property of being wild or turbulent


SamplesThe storm's violence.


Synonymsferocity, fierceness, furiousness, vehemence, violence, wildness


Broader (hypernym)intensity, intensiveness


Narrower (hyponym)savageness, savagery

4. Fury (person) (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals


SynonymsErinyes, Eumenides


Narrower (hyponym)Alecto, Megaera, Tisiphone


Instance hypernymmythical creature, mythical monster


Domain categoryclassical mythology









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