I. ˈrāj noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin rabia, from Latin rabies rage, madness, from rabere to be mad; akin to Sanskrit rabhas violence
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : violent and uncontrolled anger
b. : a fit of violent wrath
c. archaic : insanity
2. : violent action (as of wind or sea)
3. : an intense feeling : passion
4. : a fad pursued with intense enthusiasm
was all the rage
Synonyms: see anger , fashion
II. intransitive verb
( raged ; rag·ing )
Date: 14th century
1. : to be in a rage
2. : to be in tumult
3. : to prevail uncontrollably