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rage - a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer" |
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angriness,
anger a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
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rage - violent state of the elements; "the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks" |
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violence an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"
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rage - something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him" |
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passion |
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desire an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
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verb |
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rage - feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!" |
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blow a fuse,
lose one's temper,
hit the roof,
hit the ceiling,
have kittens,
have a fit,
go ballistic,
fly off the handle,
flip one's wig,
flip one's lid,
blow one's stack,
throw a fit,
combust,
blow up get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
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foam at the mouth,
froth at the mouth be in a state of uncontrolled anger
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rage - be violent; as of fires and storms |
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be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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