🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

raiva

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hi-vah

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rage/reɪdʒ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A raiva dele era evidente quando soube da traição."

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)
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'rage' originates from the Latin 'rabia', meaning 'fury' or 'madness', which evolved through Old French 'rage' in the 14th century. The term has retained its connotation of intense anger and has been used in various literary contexts to describe emotional outbursts.

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