🇵🇹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 Old French 'rage', which itself comes from the Latin 'rabies', meaning 'madness' or 'fury'. The term has evolved over centuries to denote intense feelings of anger or fury, often associated with loss of control.

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