English noun: rage | |||
1. | rage (feeling) a feeling of intense anger | ||
Samples | Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. His face turned red with rage. | ||
Synonyms | fury, madness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anger, choler, ire | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lividity, wrath | ||
2. | rage (state) a state of extreme anger | ||
Samples | She fell into a rage and refused to answer. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anger, angriness | ||
3. | rage (state) something that is desired intensely | ||
Samples | His rage for fame destroyed him. | ||
Synonyms | passion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | desire | ||
4. | rage (state) violent state of the elements | ||
Samples | The sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | violence | ||
5. | rage (cognition) an interest followed with exaggerated zeal | ||
Samples | He always follows the latest fads. It was all the rage that season. | ||
Synonyms | craze, cult, fad, furor, furore | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fashion | ||
English verb: rage | |||
1. | rage (stative) behave violently, as if in state of a great anger | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue rage | ||
Synonyms | ramp, storm | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, behave, do | ||
2. | rage (stative) be violent; as of fires and storms | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
3. | rage (emotion) feel intense anger | ||
Samples | Rage against the dying of the light!. | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue rage over the results of the experiment | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combust, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, foam at the mouth, froth at the mouth, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit | ||