Rage

Part of speech: noun, verb

Pronunciation: /ɹeɪd͡ʒ/

Definitions

1. A state of intense and uncontrollable anger that overwhelms someone's ability to think rationally
2. An intense emotional state marked by severe anger, often resulting in uncontrolled responses and difficulties in maintaining composure
3. An overwhelming and powerful feeling of anger that can lead to extreme outbursts or irrational behavior

Etymology: Before "rage" meant a storm of anger, its Latin ancestor "rabiēs" meant simply "madness" or "fury," and the same root gave English "rabies." The two words are doublets: both descend from Classical Latin "rabiēs," but one came into English as a medical term and the other as an emotion. The emotional sense arrived in Middle English through Anglo-Norman "rage," which was itself drawn from Late Latin "rabia." English already had its own words for fury, including "wode" from Old English "wōd," meaning madness or rage, and "hotherte" from Old English "hātheort," meaning fury or wrath. "Rage" displaced these native terms, so the Latin-derived word largely replaced the Germanic vocabulary for violent anger. The verb followed the noun. Middle English "ragen" came from Old French "rager" and "ragier," formed from the same noun, and it displaced the native Old English verb "wēdan," which meant "to rage."

Synonyms: fury, anger, wrath, frenzy, indignation

Antonyms: calm, peace, serenity, tranquility, composure