Word a Day
rage
What does rage mean?
rage (noun): violent uncontrolled anger.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use rage in a sentence?
- His face turned red with rage. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce rage?
/ɹeɪdʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does rage come from?
From Middle English rage, from Anglo-Norman rage, from Late Latin rabia, from Classical Latin rabiēs (“anger, fury”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of rage?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “rage”?
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What does “rage” mean?
concentration of attention
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the upper part of anything
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a separate part of a whole
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violent uncontrolled anger
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Which word is closest in meaning to “rage”?
game
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fury
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city
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team
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