Added 7 October 2026
rage
/ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ noun
In Latin: rabiēs, furia, furor Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rage at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Violent uncontrolled anger.
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A current fashion or fad.
Miniskirts were all the rage back then.
- An exciting and boisterous party.
verb
Origin
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”).
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