rage
• noun 1 violent uncontrollable anger. 2 in combination violent anger associated with conflict arising from a particular context: air rage. 3 a vehement desire or passion. 4 Austral./NZ informal a lively party. • verb 1 feel or express rage. 2 continue violently or with great force: the argument raged for days. 3 Austral./NZ informal enjoy oneself socially. — PHRASES all the rage temporarily very popular or fashionable. — DERIVATIVES rager noun. — ORIGIN Old French, from a variant of Latin rabies ‘rabies’.
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