Rage meaning: From Middle English rage

From Middle English rage, from Anglo-Norman rage, from Late Latin rabia, from Classical Latin rabiēs (“anger, fury”). Doublet of rabies. Displaced native Middle English wode, from Old English wōd ("madness, fury, rage"; compare Modern dialectal English wood (“mad, insane, furious, raging”)); and Middle English hotherte (“anger”), from Old English hātheort (“fury, anger, wrath, rage”). RAGE definition: 1. strong anger that you cannot control: 2. to continue with great force or violence: 3. to speak…. Learn more. 10 meanings: 1. intense anger; fury 2. violent movement or action, esp of the sea, wind, etc 3. great intensity of hunger,.... Click for more definitions. Definition of rage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable, countable] a feeling of violent anger that is difficult to control. His face was dark with rage. in a rage Sue stormed out of the room in a rage. He flies into a rage if you even mention the subject. ‘How dare you!’ she said, her voice choked with rage.