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The word has been in use as a noun since the 14th century, but it is perhaps a sign of the times that a special use has developed in the 1980s and 1990s relating to random violent behaviour by frustrated individuals, especially on public roads and motorways. Some of the reported incidents of road rage have led to severe injury and even death. In a disturbing development, we find references to rage in other contexts, above all air rage (violently irate behaviour by passengers in aircraft). Other contexts include cycle rage, golf rage, lane rage (in swimming pools), phone rage (annoyance at being disturbed by mobile phones), spam rage (vindictive anger provoked by unwanted emails), and trolley rage (by shoppers in supermarkets). It remains to be seen which of these achieve any kind of permanency along with the habits they describe.

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noun

1. Violent or unrestrained anger: furor, fury, irateness, ire, wrath, wrathfulness. See feelings.
2. A subject or activity that inspires lively interest: craze, enthusiasm, mania, passion. See concern/unconcern.
3. The current custom: craze, fad, fashion, furor, mode, style, trend, vogue. Informal thing. Idioms: the in thing, the last word, the latest thing. See style/good style/bad style, usual/unusual.

verb

To be or become angry: anger, blow up, boil over, bristle, burn, explode, flare up, foam, fume, seethe. Informal steam. Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one'sstacktop, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit theceilingroof, lose one's temper, see red. See feelings.

n

Definition: extreme anger
Antonyms: calmness, glee, happiness

v

Definition: be very angry
Antonyms: be happy

in. to party; to celebrate. (Collegiate.)  Fred and Mary were raging over at the frat house last weekend.

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IN BRIEF: Very strong anger. Also: To be out of control.

In contrast to the path of selfishness, there is no room for road rage on the straight and narrow way. — Neal Maxwell

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verb intr.
verb intr.

1: To have a good time, to party, (1979 —) .
Sun (Sydney): 'Over Christmas, I'll probably be drinking too much and raging too much,' said the...breakfast Bimbo (1986). noun

2: A party, a good time. (1980 —) . Also rager, noun A fun-lover, a dedicated party-goer. (1972 —) .

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1. a state of violent anger.
2. [Fr.] rabies.

• sham r. — an outburst of motor activity resembling the outward manifestations of fear and anger, occurring in decorticated animals and in certain pathological conditions in humans.
• r. syndrome — possibly a type of psychomotor seizure, of uncertain etiology; reported in Springer spaniels. Because of the unpredictable and dangerous nature of the episodes or rage, euthanasia is usually advised.

For a list of words related to rage, see:

• Attitudes and Behavior - rage: extremely popular fashion, usu. short-lived
• Expressions of Feeling - rage: talk angrily or wildly; rave
• Fusses and Troubles
• Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - rage: uncontrollable anger directed at any available target
• Violent Events - rage: intense, uncontrollable anger
• Violent Actions - rage: show or proceed with violent anger

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See words rhyming with "rage."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - raseri, raserianfald, vrede, mani, højeste mode, ildhu, voldsom begejstring
v. intr. - rase

idioms:

• all the rage    være højeste mode

Nederlands (Dutch)
bevlieging, woede, mode, woedeaanval, het woeden (b.v. van een storm), bruisend feest, woeden, tieren, woedend/razend zijn, genieten, heersen

Français (French)
n. - rage, colère, (faire) fureur
v. intr. - faire rage, se déchaîner (à propos de), tempêter (contre), faire la fête

idioms:

• all the rage    (faire) fureur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wut, Toben, Sucht, große Mode
v. - rasen, toben

idioms:

• all the rage    sehr populär

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - οργή, φρένιασμα, λύσσα, μανία, παροδική μόδα ή τρέλα
v. - λυσσομανώ, μαίνομαι, φρενιάζω, είμαι έξω φρενών

idioms:

• all the rage    πολύ της μόδας

Italiano (Italian)
imperversare, infuriare, scoppiare, furore, moda, colpo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fúria (f), paixão (f), modismo (f)
v. - enraivecer-se

idioms:

• all the rage    popular, na moda

Русский (Russian)
свирепствовать, рассвирепеть, ярость, последний крик моды

idioms:

• all the rage    последняя мода

Español (Spanish)
n. - rabia, furia, moda, boga, capricho, pasión, fervor
v. intr. - hacer estragos, rabiar, estar furioso, enfurecerse, bramar

idioms:

• all the rage    hacer furor, estar en boga

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - raseri
v. - rasa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
狂怒, 盛怒, 强烈的欲望, 狂热, 狂暴, 肆虐, 风靡一时的事物, 发怒, 怒斥, 流行, 盛行, 猖獗, 激烈进行

idioms:

• all the rage    非常流行

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 狂怒, 盛怒, 強烈的慾望, 狂熱, 狂暴, 肆虐, 風靡一時的事物
v. intr. - 發怒, 怒斥, 流行, 盛行, 猖獗, 激烈進行, 肆虐

idioms:

• all the rage    非常流行

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 격노, 열망, ~광, 대유행
v. intr. - 격노하다, 맹위를 떨치다, (병이) 대유행 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 激怒, 激しさ, 強い欲望, 熱望, 熱中
v. - 激怒する, 猛威をふるう, 暴れまわる

idioms:

• all the rage    大流行の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غضب, ثورة, غيظ (فعل) يغتاظ, يغضب, تثور الرياح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זעם, אופנה, תשוקה, חימה, סערה‬
v. intr. - ‮נתקף חימה, סער, השתולל‬