Fury

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fury/ˈfjʊəri/

▶noun (pl. furies)

• 1 extreme anger.

• 2 extreme strength or violence in an action or a natural phenomenon.

• 3 (Fury) Greek Mythology a spirit of punishment, often represented as one of three goddesses.

– phrases
like fury informal with great energy or effort.

– origin ME: from OFr. furie, from L. furia, from furiosus ‘furious’, from furere ‘be mad, rage’.