rage

/ɹeɪd͡ʒ/

rage noun: violent uncontrolled anger.

Noun

rage (countable and uncountable, plural rages)

Violent uncontrolled anger.
- Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, / Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman ſcorn'd.1697, [William] Congreve, The Mourning Bride, a Tragedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act III, page 39
- They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why...1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC
A current fashion or fad.
- Miniskirts were all the rage back then.
- But the rage of travelling is a symptom of a deeper unsoundness affecting the whole intellectual action.1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self-Reliance”, in Essays: First Series
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dernier cri
(Australia, New Zealand, US, slang) An exciting and boisterous party.
- That evening, Felix and Trish Homer invited me to the Sundancer for "a bit of a rage."2013, Larry M. Edwards, Dare I Call It Murder?: A Memoir of Violent Loss, San Diego, C.A.: Wigeon Publishing, →ISBN, page 95
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rager
A subgenre of trap music originating in the United States in the 2020s, characterized by 808s and aggressive, distorted synths.
- Tripp At Knight feels like a Carti homage, but while it certainly gestures towards the rage sound, Trippie’s imitation of Carti is largely rooted in 2019 rather than 2021.2021 December 24, Vivian Medithi, “Playboi Carti 'Whole Lotta Red' Is The Sound Of 2021 Whether You Like It Or Not”, in HipHopDX, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2021
- The list of rappers affiliated with rage has exploded in the subsequent 18 months, and several seem poised to break out in 2023.2023 February 3, Elias Leight, “These Rising Rappers Are Pushing Rage Music Into the Mainstream”, in Billboard, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2025
(obsolete) Any vehement passion.
- And your true rights be termed a poet's rage1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet XVII”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC
- in great rage of pain1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...

Verb

rage (third-person singular simple present rages, present participle raging, simple past and past participle raged)

(intransitive) To act or speak in heightened anger.
- When a Muslim politician held a 50th birthday party, he [Zaharan Hashim] raged about how Western infidel traditions were poisoning his hometown, Kattankudy.2019 April 25, Hannah Beech, “Sri Lankan Accused of Leading Attacks Preached Slaughter. Many Dismissed Him.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
(figuratively, sometimes) To move with great violence, as a storm etc.
- Horrible diſcord, and the madding Wheeles / Of brazen Chariots rag'd; dire was the noiſe / Of conflict; over head the diſmal hiſs / Of fiery Darts in flaming volies flew, / And flying vaulted either Hoſt with fire.1674, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], 2nd edition, London: […] S[amuel] Simmons […], →OCLC, page 152
- The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom.[…]Roaring, leaping, pouncing, the tempest raged about the wanderers, drowning and blotting out their forms with sandy spume.1892, James Yoxall, chapter 5, in The Lonely Pyramid
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rave
(Australia, New Zealand, US, slang) To party hard; to have a good time.
- These events are all about raging hard, getting as fucked up as you can. Not necessarily even about dancing, just being a face in this giant extravaganza.2012 August 2, Simon Reynolds, quoting Nathan Messer, “How rave music conquered America”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2023
(obsolete, rare) To enrage.
- The King is come, deale mildly with his youth, / For young hot Colts, being rag'd, do rage the more.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...

rage meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

rage in Hindi

to rage, be extremely angry: बौखलाना baukhlānā
rage, anger: झाँझ jhāñjh
rage, sulk: तैश taiś
to rage: कड़कना kaṛaknā

rage in Urdu

rage, anger: جھانجھ jhāñjh
rage: آگ āg

rage in Bengali

উন্মাদনা, আবেগ, আবেগ প্রভৃতি, উষ্মা, ক্ষিপ্ততা, প্রবল বাতিক

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rage in Telugu: పిచ్చికోపం piccikōpaṁ
rage in Malayalam: അരിശം, ദേഷ്യം, തത്കാലഭ്രമം, കമ്പം
rage in Kannada: ಕೋಪ, ಉಗ್ರತೆ, ಕ್ರೋಧ, ಉದ್ವೇಗ
rage in Punjabi: ਕ੍ਰੋਧ krodh, ਭੜਕ bhaṛak
rage in Sanskrit: ऋघायति ṛghāyáti, ऋघाय ṛghāya
rage in Pashto: غضب ǧazáb
rage in Arabic: حَنَق ḥanaq, غَضِبَ ḡaḍiba, اِنْدَلَعَ indalaʕa
rage in Malay: amuk, marah
rage in Indonesian: amuk, marah
rage in Persian: خشم xašm
rage in Vietnamese: thịnh nộ

Examples of rage in a sentence

Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly.1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
[…] rage is not only impotent by definition, it is the mode in which impotence becomes active in its last stage of final despair.1963, Hannah Arendt, On Revolution, →ISBN, page 101:
Those who subscribe to those “zombie ideas” are “suffering from ressentiment – a witches’ brew of resentment, bitterness, and rage that is causing them to hold mistaken values,” Andreessen wrote.2024 December 5, Brian Fung, “Trump’s latest nominees are a gift to his wealthiest crypto boosters”, in CNN Business, archived from the...
This rage for boulevardizing has destroyed the quaint, queer, pestilential streets of old Paris, through which it was our pleasure to wander many years since.1864, Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, The Eclectic Review (volume 7? volume 120? page 130)

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Forms of rage

Noun
plural	rages
Verb
third-person singular present	rages
present participle	raging
past participle	raged
past	raged

Past tense of rage: raged

Plural of rage: rages

Origin of rage

From Middle English rage, from Anglo-Norman rage, from Late Latin rabia, from Classical Latin rabiēs (“anger, fury”). Doublet of rabies. Displaced native Middle English wode, from Old English wōd ("madness, fury, rage"; compare Modern dialectal English wood (“mad, insane, furious, raging”)); and Middle English hotherte (“anger”), from Old English hātheort (“fury, anger, wrath, rage”).

From Middle English ragen, from Old French rager, ragier, from the noun (see above). Displaced native Middle English weden (“to rage with anger”), from Old English wēdan (“to rage”), and Old English iersian, among other synonyms.

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Questions about rage

What does rage mean?: Rage means violent uncontrolled anger.
What is rage in Hindi?: Rage in Hindi is बौखलाना (baukhlānā), झाँझ (jhāñjh), तैश (taiś). See Rage meaning in Hindi.
How do you use rage in a sentence?: Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly.
What part of speech is rage?: Rage can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce rage?: Rage is pronounced /ɹeɪd͡ʒ/.
What is the plural of rage?: The plural of rage is rages.

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