rage

/ɹeɪd͡ʒ/
noun 5verb 4

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(noun.) great anger

ADJ

blind, cold, icy, pure

helpless, impotent

She felt helpless rage building inside her as she watched the injustice unfold before her eyes.

pent-up, suppressed

QUANT

fit, burst

When the referee made that terrible call, she burst into rage and threw her racket across the court.

VERB + RAGE

be beside yourself with, be boiling/burning with, be choked with, be filled with, be full of, be purple/red/white with, be rigid/stiff with, be shaking/trembling with, feel, seethe with

When she discovered the broken vase, she was absolutely boiling with rage.

vent

She vented her rage by throwing all his letters in the trash.

control, master

She took a deep breath and managed to control her rage when he interrupted her again.

RAGE + VERB

build up

His anger began to build up during the long meeting as people kept interrupting him.

erupt

When the referee made that unfair decision, the coach's rage erupted across the entire sideline.

subside

After the argument, her rage slowly subsided over the next few hours.

PREP

with ~

His face turned red with rage when he discovered someone had stolen his bicycle.

~ at

She felt a sudden rage at the way her boss treated the new employees.

PHRASES

a bellow/cry/roar/shout of rage

When she heard the accusation, she let out a shout of rage that startled everyone in the room.

tears of rage

2

(noun.) sudden display of great anger

ADJ

blind, terrible, towering | jealous

drunken

After drinking too much at the party, he got into a drunken rage and shouted at everyone.

VERB + RAGE

be in, fly into, get in

When the referee made that unfair call, the coach flew into a rage.

PREP

in a ~

He punched the wall in a rage after losing the championship game.

~ about

She was absolutely furious and ranting in a rage about the cancelled flight.

~ at

She was trembling with rage at the way her boss treated the new employee.

~ of

She couldn't speak, trembling in a rage of frustration after losing the important match.

3

(verb.) show great anger

ADV

inwardly

PREP

about

He spent the whole evening raging about how unfairly the referee had made his decision.

against

She raged against the unfair decision that cost her the job.

at

She was raging at her brother for breaking her favorite phone.

4

(verb.) continue with great force

ADV

still, on

The debate about climate change still rages in universities and government offices worldwide.

PREP

around

The fire raged around the old wooden house while firefighters worked desperately to save it.

within

A deep anger raged within him as he listened to the unfair criticism.

PHRASES

rage unabated

The fire continued to rage unabated through the night, destroying everything in its path.

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