rage

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rage/reɪʤ/

▶noun

• 1 violent uncontrollable anger.

  ■ [in combination] violent anger associated with conflict arising from a particular situation: air rage.

  ■ the violent action of a natural agency.

• 2 a vehement desire or passion.

  ■ literary prophetic, poetic, or martial enthusiasm or ardour.

• 3 Austral./NZ informal a lively party.

▶verb

• 1 feel or express rage.

  ■ continue violently or with great force.

• 2 Austral./NZ informal enjoy oneself socially.

– phrases
all the rage temporarily very popular or fashionable.

– derivatives
rager noun,
raging adjective.

– origin ME: from OFr. rage (n.), rager (v.), from a var. of L. rabies (see rabies).