Fury

  • 11fury — 1 rage, ire, *anger, wrath, indignation Analogous words: *passion: exasperation, irritation, aggravation (see IRRITATE): *acrimony, asperity, acerbity 2 frenzy, inspiration, afflatus …

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  • 12fury — [n] anger, wrath acerbity, acrimony, asperity, boiling point*, conniption, energy, ferocity, fierceness, fire, flare up, force, frenzy, furor, impetuosity, indignation, intensity, ire, madness, might, passion, power, rabidity, rage, rampancy,… …

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  • 13fury — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blind, cold, intense, pure, raw ▪ controlled, pent up ▪ He growled with barely controlled fury …

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  • 14fury — noun 1 (U) extreme, often uncontrolled anger: I was shaking with fury. 2 (C) a feeling of extreme anger : in a fury: “Go on then!” shouted Jamie in a fury. “See if I care!” | fly into a fury (=quickly become very angry): Paul flew into one of his …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15fury — fu|ry [ˈfjuəri US ˈfjuri] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: furie, from Latin furia, from furere; FUROR] 1.) [U] extreme, often uncontrolled anger = ↑rage ▪ I was shaking with fury . ▪ Jenny stepped forward, her eyes blazing with fury . ▪ …

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  • 16fury — fu|ry [ fjuri ] noun singular or uncount * 1. ) a feeling of very strong anger that usually does not last very long: fury at: Workers expressed their fury at the tax increases. with fury: She was speechless with fury. fly into a fury (=suddenly… …

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  • 17fury */ — UK [ˈfjʊərɪ] / US [ˈfjʊrɪ] noun [singular/uncountable] 1) a feeling of very strong anger that usually does not last very long with fury: She was speechless with fury. fury at: Workers expressed their fury at the tax increases. fly into a fury (=… …

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  • 18fury — /fyoor ee/, n., pl. furies. 1. unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like: The gods unleashed their fury on the offending mortal. 2. violence; vehemence; fierceness: the fury of a hurricane; a fury of creative energy. 3. Furies,… …

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  • 19fury — [[t]fjʊ͟əri[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Fury is violent or very strong anger. She screamed, her face distorted with fury and pain. Syn: wrath 2) PHRASE: PHR after v, PHR with cl If you are in a fury, you are very angry. I had reacted in a fury of grief...… …

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  • 20fury — n. 1) to vent one s fury on, upon 2) pent up; savage, unbridled fury * * * [ fjʊ(ə)rɪ] savage unbridled fury upon pent up to vent one s furyon …

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