fury

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  1. noun Violent anger; rage. See Synonyms at anger.
  2. noun Violent, uncontrolled action; turbulence.
  3. noun Greek & Roman Mythology The three terrible winged goddesses with serpentine hair, Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone, who pursue and punish doers of unavenged crimes.
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  • This fury was the thing she would remember for ever. —  THE YEARS OF RICE AND SALT - Kim Stanley Robinson
  • The foremost man of our caravan removed the obstacles; but a woman came out of her house like a fury, and belaboured us with blows from a pole. —  Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men
  • She grabbed up 197 MARTHA GRIMES a pillow and punched it a few times and then stuffed it behind her back, as if her fury were aimed at the furniture itself A story. —  dirty duck.htm
  • So if you're angry, adamant and against, please understand the person on whom you're venting your fury is yourself. —  ScrippsNews - current events, culture, commentary, community
  • But when I actually spoke to this elderly person after she emailed me via this blog (who I have never met and whose voice was literally shaking with anger as she spoke) her fury was about this pay rise and '... how on earth was it allowed to happen ...' —  Labourhome
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English furie, from Old French, from Latin furia, from furere, to rage.

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  1. Early modern English also furie; Middle English furie, furye, from French furie = Spanish Portuguese Italian furia, from Latin furia, commonly in plural furiæ, rage, madness, fury; Furiæ, the Furies (also called Diræ, and (Greek) Eumenides, Erinyes); from furere, rage, be furious.
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