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RAGE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An interest followed with exaggerated zeal

Example:

it was all the rage that season

Synonyms:

craze; cult; fad; furor; furore; rage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("rage" is a kind of...):

fashion (the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A feeling of intense anger

Example:

his face turned red with rage

Synonyms:

fury; madness; rage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("rage" is a kind of...):

anger; choler; ire (a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rage"):

wrath (intense anger (usually on an epic scale))

lividity (a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored)

Derivation:

rage (feel intense anger)

rage (behave violently, as if in state of a great anger)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Violent state of the elements

Example:

the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rage" is a kind of...):

violence (a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.)

Derivation:

rage (be violent; as of fires and storms)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A state of extreme anger

Example:

she fell into a rage and refused to answer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rage" is a kind of...):

anger; angriness (the state of being angry)

Derivation:

rage (feel intense anger)

rage (behave violently, as if in state of a great anger)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Something that is desired intensely

Example:

his rage for fame destroyed him

Synonyms:

passion; rage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rage" is a kind of...):

desire (something that is desired)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Feel intense anger

Example:

Rage against the dying of the light!

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rage"):

blow a fuse; blow one's stack; blow up; combust; flip one's lid; flip one's wig; fly off the handle; go ballistic; have a fit; have kittens; hit the ceiling; hit the roof; lose one's temper; throw a fit (get very angry and fly into a rage)

foam at the mouth; froth at the mouth (be in a state of uncontrolled anger)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue rage over the results of the experiment

Derivation:

rage (a feeling of intense anger)

rage (a state of extreme anger)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be violent; as of fires and storms

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "rage" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

rage (violent state of the elements)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

Synonyms:

rage; ramp; storm

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "rage" is one way to...):

act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue rage

Derivation:

rage (a feeling of intense anger)

rage (a state of extreme anger)

Credits

 Context examples: 

He left you in a rage, and began to make his own plans independently of you.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He had sprung to his feet with a mad rage in his eyes.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Alleyne had dropped his shattered sword and was standing, trembling in every limb, with his rage all changed in an instant to pity.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I brought it back with me, and for a time it was all the rage.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I never saw Lucy in such a rage in my life.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

The storm still raged, and various were the noises, more terrific even than the wind, which struck at intervals on her startled ear.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Instantly the spirit of hell awoke in me and raged.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

‘You blackguard!’ I shouted, beside myself with rage. ‘You have destroyed it!’

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Naturally enough she ran down to tell the cook, and the two women with the coachman came up into the hall and listened to the dispute which was still raging.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

His voice sounded louder and higher, as if he were afire with eagerness and rage.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)