Furybound

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Held in the grip of rage, so that a person or force is driven onward by violent anger
2. Compelled or restrained by a surge of furious wrath that dictates actions and emotions
3. Tied to or ruled by intense fury, acting under the power of a raging, uncontrollable passion

Etymology: "Furybound" is a compound of "fury" and "bound," the latter in its sense of "headed toward" or "destined for," as in "homebound" or "outbound." Its literal sense is therefore something like "destined for fury" or "driven toward rage," describing someone or something moving under the sway of anger rather than merely feeling it. "Fury" came into English from Old French "furie," which in turn comes from Latin "furia," meaning rage or madness, and was originally tied to the Furies, the avenging spirits of Greek and Roman myth. "Bound" in this sense comes from Old English "būan," to dwell or go, and was used in compounds to mark direction, so the word follows a familiar English pattern.

Synonyms: enraged, wrathful

Antonyms: calm, placid