🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Wut

Pronunciation / Transliteration: voot

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rage/reɪdʒ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Seine Wut war offensichtlich, als er die Nachricht hörte."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A strong feeling of uncontrollable anger.

    "His rage was evident when he discovered the betrayal."
As verb
  1. 1

    To feel or express violent uncontrollable anger.

    "She raged against the injustice of the situation."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'rage' originates from the Old French 'rage', which itself comes from the Latin 'rabia', meaning 'madness' or 'fury'. The term has evolved over centuries to encompass a range of intense emotional responses, particularly anger and fury.

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