Fury
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfjʊə.ɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fury is a noun meaning Extreme anger.
Meaning
Extreme anger.
More Meanings
- Strength or violence in action.
- An angry or malignant person.
- (obsolete) A thief.
Example Sentences
But have an eye to your plate , for there be Furies.
Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, / Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman ſcorn'd.
The building of the railway in this notable beauty spot roused the great Victorian writer John Ruskin to fury.
Small lightes are ſoone blown out, huge fires abide, / And with the winde in greater furie fret: / The petty ſtreames that paie a dailie det / To their ſalt ſoveraigne with their freſh fals haſt, / Adde to his flowe, but alter not his taſt.
Word Forms
- furies
Synonyms for fury
Depending on context, synonyms include vehemence, hysteria, frenzy, rage, ferocity, delirium.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rage, furiousness, frenzy, hysteria, ferocity, fierceness.
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