/ reɪdʒ; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ U , C ] a feeling of violent anger that is difficult to control :
His face was dark with rage.
to be shaking / trembling / speechless with rage
Sue stormed out of the room in a rage .
He flies into a rage if you even mention the subject.
2.
[ U ] (in compounds) anger and violent behaviour caused by a particular situation :
a case of trolley rage in the supermarket
—see also road rage
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IDIOMS
- be all the rage
■ verb
1.
rage (at / against / about sb/sth) to show that you are very angry about sth or with sb, especially by shouting
SYN rail :
[ v ]
He raged against the injustice of it all.
[ v speech ]
'That's unfair!' she raged.
2.
[ v ] rage (on) ( of a storm, a battle, an argument, etc. ) to continue in a violent way :
The riots raged for three days.
The blizzard was still raging outside.
3.
[ v , usually + adv. / prep. ] ( of an illness, a fire, etc. ) to spread very quickly :
Forest fires were raging out of control.
A flu epidemic raged through Europe.
4.
[ v ] ( AustralE , NZE , slang ) to go out and enjoy yourself
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (also in the sense madness ): from Old French rage (noun), rager (verb), from a variant of Latin rabies , from rabere rave.