fury

fu-ry · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Extreme anger; violent rage.

  2. 2.

    Extreme force or violence, especially of weather or natural phenomena.

  3. 3.

    (Mythology) One of the Furies, female spirits of vengeance in Greek mythology.

Forms

plural: furies

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    hell hath no fury like a woman scorned — a rejected woman can be extremely vengeful
  • •
    in a fury — in a state of extreme anger
  • •
    sound and fury — impressive but ultimately empty display (from Shakespeare)

Related words

Antonyms: calm, peace, serenity
See also: anger, furious, rage, wrath
Synonyms: anger, ferocity, rage, wrath

Etymology

From Latin furia ("rage, madness, fury"), related to furere ("to rage"). In Roman mythology, the Furiae were goddesses of vengeance.