fu ‧ ry /ˈfjʊəri $ ˈfjʊri/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: furie , from Latin furia , from furere ; FUROR ]
1 . [uncountable] extreme, often uncontrolled anger SYN rage :
I was shaking with fury.
Jo stepped forward, her eyes blazing with fury.
The report was leaked to the press, much to the president’s fury.
2 . [singular] a feeling of extreme anger:
‘Go on then!’ shouted Jamie in a fury. ‘See if I care!’
3 . a fury of something a state of very busy activity or strong feeling:
She was listening with such a fury of concentration that she did not notice Arthur had left.
In a fury of frustration and fear Nina bit his hand.
4 . like fury informal with great effort or energy:
We went out and played like fury.
5 . [uncountable] literary used to describe very bad weather conditions:
At last the fury of the storm lessened.
6 . Fury one of the three snake-haired goddesses in ancient Greek stories who punished crime
⇨ furious
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THESAURUS
■ extreme anger
▪ fury a very strong feeling of anger:
The judge sparked fury when he freed a man who had attacked three women.
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The decision caused fury among local people.
▪ rage a very strong feeling of anger that is difficult to control or is expressed very suddenly or violently:
When we accused him of lying, he flew into a rage (=became very angry very suddenly) .
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Brown killed his wife in a jealous rage.
▪ outrage extreme anger and shock because you think something is unfair or wrong:
The racist comments caused outrage in India and Britain.
▪ wrath formal extreme anger:
Pietersen was the next to incur the wrath of the referee (=make him angry) .